Good news! The next “thermal meeting” will take place in Vichy!
We are pleased to announce that the “tradition” of International Conferences on the ancient thermal spas will be renewed in 2025 ! Although different interesting proposals have been presented to host the next congress on thermalism, finally, given the availability of funds and broad support for its management, the next conference will take place in […]
MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY (AND THERMAL ;) YEAR 2024 !
The year 2023 has been an excellent year for the Ancient thermalism. For the first time, we have been able to meet after many years, in person, most of the researchers working on ancient thermalism in many countries. The congress in Madrid allowed us to celebrate some incredible days of exchange of experiences, knowledge, concerns,… […]
Training Days “Et Me Te: Etruscology-Medicine-Thermae” (25-27th September 2023)
On 25-27th September 2023, some training days on Etruscology-Medicine-Terme will take place in the cities of Siena, Chianciano Terme and San Casciano dei Bagni (Italy). These sessions, coordinated by Jacoppo Tabelli, from the Università per Stranieri di Siena and scientific director of the archaeological project of the religious and thermal complex of San Casciano dei […]
A new project on ancient thermalism will start this September: THERMASCAPE
The national project entitled: “THERMASCAPE: The thermal landscape in Hispania. The role of thermal spas in the Iberian Peninsula since Roman Age”, coordinated by Dr. Silvia González Soutelo, starts this September 2023. With a duration of 4 years, this project aims to go one step further in the study of Ancient thermalism attending not only […]
A new publication about Ancient thermalism and pilgrimage is online!
In the framework of the European rurAllure project: Promotion of rural museums and heritage sites in the vicinity of European pilgrimage routes, a new publication about Ancient thermalism has been published. Edited by Maddalena Bassani, Maria Bergamo and Silvia González Soutelo, this special issue has been dedicated to the WP5 of this project, pilot identified […]
The exhibition about San Casciano dei Bagni opens in Rome today !
One of the best colection of bronze objets discovered in the Etruscan and Roman thermal sanctuary from San Casciano dei Bagni can be already visited in the Palazzo Quirinale of Rome. Starting 23th June 23, the access is possible in limited numbers (it’s a small exhibition space) with reservation on-line. After a summer break, this […]
A new article about the project: “Healing spas in Antiquity” has been published ;)
Like it was announced in the 3rd International Congress on Ancient Thermalism in Madrid (9-10 March 2023), a new article about our proposal of web/database on Ancient thermalism has been published! In collaboration with Sandra Romano Martín, professor of Classical Philology at UAM (who has prepared this website and the database online), we have published […]
New congress on Roman baths (Rome, 18-20 October 2023)
Roman Baths and Agency: The human factor in designing, building, using, experiencing, and maintaining bath buildings in the Roman territories (Rome, 18-20 October 2023) Sadi Maréchal (Ghent University) & Konogan Beaufay (CSCA – University of Cambridge), in collaboration with Maura Medri (Università degli Studi Roma Tre) and with the support of the Axson Johnson […]
The project to create a thermal network is underway !!!
During 2 days, an internacional group of researchers from a very large list of countries (Croatia, Bulgaria, North Macedonian, Hungary, France, Germany, Italy, France, England, Portugal and Spain) participated in the 3rd International Congress on Ancient Thermalism celebrated in Madrid, on 9-10th March 2023. They met at the University Autónoma de Madrid, to present their […]
The provisional brochure of the 3rd International conference on Ancient thermalism is already here!
We are pleased to inform you that the provisional brochure of the 3rd International conference on Ancient thermalism is already here! We will have very different presentations, of some very variated areas of the Ancient Roman Empire: Turkey, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Croatia, France, Italy, Portugal, Spain or North of Africa, so we are sure we […]
New Workshop “Dentro il sacro. Multiculturalismo e plurilinguismo nello scavo del Bagno Grande a San Casciano dei Bagni” (25/26 January 2023)
A workshop talking about the new discoveries of San Casciano dei Bani will take place the next 25-26th January 2023 in the Università per Stranieri di Siena, Aula Magna Virginia Woolf (Piazza Carlo Rosselli 27/28, Siena). Organized by Jacopo Tabolli, Emanuele Mariotti and Ada Salvi, some of the first results on the study of this […]
Last chance to send your abstract proposals to the 3rd International Thermal Congress !!!
As some of you have asked us to extend the deadline for submitting proposals to participate in the Thermal Congress, we have decided to postpone the deadline to 8th January 2023 to give a greater number of researchers from different countries the opportunity to participate in this Thermal Conference. We are sure that we will […]
An incredible number of bronze sculptures and votive offerings have been discovered in San Casciano dei Bagni (Italy) !
Again, wonderful news gets from San Casciano dei Bagni, a small thermal medieval town in the south of Tuscany! As we published some months ago, new archaeological digs are taking place in the area of the free pool Bagno Grande, one of the hottest and most abundant thermal springs in this town. Today, we have […]
The call for papers to the 3rd International Congress on Ancient thermalism is already open!
After the 1st International workshop Roman Baths and Thermo-mineral Baths in Urban and (Micro) Regional Perspectives (Kiel 2021); and the 2nd International Workshop Roman Baths and Thermo-mineral Baths: an update on the present state of research (Bern, 2022), we are pleased to inform you that we are already working on the organization of the 3rd […]
Discovering Roman healing spas: Aquae Caeretanae
During last months, the UAM team of the European rurAllure project had the opportunity to visit some of the most interesting Roman thermal sites in the Roman province of Etruria. Among others, I would like to highlight the extraordinary site of Aquae Caeretanae (Sasso di Furbara, Cerveteri, Italy). This Roman Thermal spa is an incredible […]
Days to talk about the Bathing culture in Budapest (Hungary), 8-15th september 2022
The Conference of the Frontinus Society on the History of Water Management and Hydraulic Engineering that took place in the Museum of the Buda Hill Castle in Budapest (Hungary) from 8-15th September 2022, ended yesterday. It gave participants the opportunity to show some news studies and archaeological excavations, mainly focused on Bathing Culture in Ancien […]
Call for papers for the next 3rd International workshop on Ancient thermalism: “Thermal spas and territory: the role of the mineral-medicinal waters in the Roman provinces” (2023) will be anounced soon !
After, the 1st International workshop Roman Baths and Thermo-mineral Baths in Urban and (Micro) Regional Perspectives (Kiel 2021); and the 2nd International Workshop Roman Baths and Thermo-mineral Baths: an update on the present state of research (Bern, 2022), we are pleased to inform you that we are already working on the organization of the 3rd […]
The proceedings of the “II Symposium: Aquae Flaviae, cidade termal” have been published
A new book with the Coloquium proceedings of the II Symposium “Aquae Flaviae. Cidade Termal” has been published (unfortunatly, it is not yet online). In this book, some articles about the studied made about the thermal city of Aquae Flaviae (Chaves, Portugal) has been included. There, you can find the contribution of: R. Gomes Lopes […]
A new Thermal Sanctuary has been discovered in San Casciano dei Bagni !!!
These days, some news have been published about the incredible Etruscan and Roman thermal Sanctuary of San Casciano dei Bagno (Toscany, Italy). The archaeological studies started in this small and beatiful Italian town some years ago, but the first structures were discovered in 2020 in the area of the best-known thermal spring and open thermal […]
New colloquium about ancient thermalism will take place in Chaves (Portugal)
Between the 8th and 9th of April , 2022, a Coloquium will be held in the ancient city of Aquae Flaviae (Chaves, Portugal) focused on different aspects of ancient Thermalism, and specifically on the surprising Roman spa discovered in this city only a few years ago. This thermal spa was mainly excavated by the researcher […]
REMEMBER: the Intenational Conference of the Frontinus-Society has changed its dates!!! Budapest, 8-15th September 2022 !!!
As a consecuence of the COVID Pandemic Situation, the new International Conference of The Frontinus-Society on the History of Water Management and Hydraulic Engineering, will take place, if the health situation allows it, this year (2022) from the 8th to 12th September 2022 in Budapest (Hungary). Registrations are possible until 28.02.2022! See Invitation and Call […]
2nd Online-Workshop ROMAN BATHS AND THERMO-MINERAL BATHS: an update on the present state of research with focus on questions of continuity
A new workshop on Thermal-Mineral Baths will take place in February 2022! The Institute of Archaeological Sciences of the University of Bern (Switzerland) will host this second workshop on February 18th/19th 2022, that will also take place via Zoom. In this new Seminar, the organization proposes to put the focus on questions of continuity. Call […]
Happy European Thermal heritage day!
Every 21th October it is proposed to celebrate the European Thermal Heritage day, promoted by the European Historic Thermal Towns Association. A day to remember the importance of Thermal heritage in the European History and the importance of Roman culture in the creation of such a large tradition of more than 2000 years still very […]
New archaeological digs, new thermal projects
Have you been working in a Roman thermal site this summer? Let us to know about it sending us your information! Recently, a team of the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid / MIAS, in collaboration with the Penafiel Museum, has started an Interannual Archaeological Research Project (PIPA) entitled BAL-SAOVICENTE: Balneário romano de São Vicente (Penafiel): revisão […]
New publication: Patricia Erfurt, The Geoheritage of Hot Springs
Patricia Erfurt, The Geoheritage of Hot Springs. Springer ed., April 2021. 40 + 382 pages, colored illustrations and tables. Euro 117,69 e-book 155,99 hardcover Diving into (the research on) healing spas again, I discovered the new book The Geoheritage of Hot Springs by Patricia Erfurt, that was just published in April 2021. Attracted by […]
Baden/Aquae Helveticae (Switzerland) Research Project and lecture on Roman, medieval and modern spas: A diachronic and interdisciplinary view of a cultural phenomenon
The healing spa of Baden in Switzerland (Canton Aargau), the Roman Aquae Helveticae, looks back to over 2000 years of history. No doubt the sulphurous springs that surge at a temperature of 47°C were already visited and worshipped well before antiquity. The beginning of Baden as a healing spa is strongly linked to the nearby […]
The great spas of Europe has been considered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site 2021! Congratulations!!!
The last 24th July 2021 a selected group of Historic Spa towns were included in the list of the UNESCO World Heritage Site. You can see the indication about this new inscribed properties in the UNESCO webpage. The Great Spa Towns of Europe is a World Heritage Site comprising 11 famous historic spa towns and […]
IInd International Congress on Water and Health / IVth International Symposium on Thermalism and Quality of Life
In the next month, the IInd International Congress on Water and Health / IVth International Symposium on Thermalism and Quality of Life (September 15, 16 and 17, 2021) will take place in Ourense (Spain) organized by the Universidade de Vigo. Even if it is specially focused on the thermal industry and hydrology, there will be […]
Doctoral Thesis on medieval thermalism work ‘De balneis’ by Michele Savonarola defended at the University of Valladolid (Spain)
The dissertation includes a critical edition and translation into Spanish of the XV century treaty on Italian hot springs and a study of Middle Ages and Renaissance balneotherapy Around 1449 Michele Savonarola, professor at the University of Ferrara and court doctor of Marquis Leonello de Este, writes De balneis et termis Ytalię, the most complete […]
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Recent monograph on the Public Baths of Hispania
A monographic volume on Roman public baths of Hispania has recently been published, which compiles the current state of research regarding classical bath buildings in the Iberian Peninsula, including some interesting news as well as a summary chapter of the historiography and description of healing spas (using mineral-medicinal waters) in the Hispanic provinces.
New European Project rurALLURE starts!
The new European project rurALLURE starts, with a pilot on pilgrimage routes and thermal heritage. The European Project rurALLURE. Promotion of rural museums and heritage sites in the vicinity of European pilgrimage routes has started its journey on January 1st of 2021, with the aim of “leverage the state-of-the-art in information technologies in order to promote rural […]
Online workshop “Roman Baths and Thermo-Mineral Baths in urban and Micro-regional perspectives” (Kiel, 15th–16th January 2021)
From the 15th to the 16th January 2021 will take place the Online-Workshop & Networking Event for Early-Career-Researchers, organized by the Kiel University, entitled “Roman Baths and Thermo-Mineral Baths in Urban and (Micro-)Regional Perspectives”. See full programme. This workshop aims to discuss current research approaches in the field of Roman baths (Session 1, 15 January […]
New Archaeological Project on the Roman Healing Spa of São Vicente (Penafiel, Portugal)
Approved the Archaeological Project “Roman Healing Spa of São Vicente (Penafiel, Portugal): Review of the Built Structures and Their Interpretation in the Context of Roman Thermal Spas” (BAL-SAOVICENTE) In the context of the project “Healing spas in antiquity: analysis of Roman Thermalism from an architectonic and functional point of view” (MIAS / UAM), the need […]
New Frontinus Conference “Bathing Culture in Budapest” (Budapest, 16th–23rd September 2021)
A new International Conference of The Frontinus-Society on the History of Water Management and Hydraulic Engineering, will take place, if the health situation allows it, from the 16th to 23rd September 2021 in Budapest (Hungary). With the title “Bathing Culture in Budapest”, the Frontinus Conference will be held as a series of lectures and excursions […]
