Project dedicated to the archaeological analysis of bathing buildings with mineral-medicinal waters in the Roman Empire, aiming to improve knowledge of the origin of modern thermal spas.
Through this site we want to disseminate the results of the research we are conducting on healing spas in ancient times.
In addition to the publications and news related to our project, we want to provide a meeting place for researchers on this subject, including various useful tools available online: a glossary of thermal terms in Greek and Latin / Spanish and English; a map of the healing spas; small reviews about these buildings; bibliography, etc.
Likewise, we would like this website to also serve as a platform for communication and exchanges of experience between researchers and specialists on Ancient thermalism, making a platform available for the exchange of experiences (thermal network), which we hope will be the seed for future actions in European COST or ERASMUS+ actions.
After these months working on the organisation of the 4th Conference on Ancient Thermalism that will take place in Vichy, France (26-28th May 2025), we are pleased to announce that
Following the interesting congress held at the UAM, Madrid (Spain) in March 2023, a book with some of the interesting contributions made at the congress has just been published by
A new publication a on thermal healing spas studies has been published in the prestigious online journal Engramma, nº 214. Derived of an international seminar in Siena, Chianciano Terme and
A research website about Archaeology of Ancient Roman Thermalism — and a meeting point for researchers and other people interested in this subject (Thermal Network).
