Remember!! The 4th International Congress on Ancient Thermalism will be held in Vichy from 26 to 28 May 2025
Organised by the Maison des Sciences Humaines de Clermont-Ferrand (Université Clermont Auvergne, CNRS), the Service régional de l’archéologie – DRAC Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, this archaeological congress […]
Provisional programme for the IVth Conference on Ancient Thermalism in Vichy (25-28 May 2025)
The members of the organisation of the IV International Congress on Ancient Thermalism, to be held in Vichy (France) on 26, 27 and 28 May, on the theme of ‘The […]
The book Archaeology of thermalism in the Iberian Peninsula is now available for free access!
Within the context of the I+D+i Project El tejido balneario durante época romana y tardoantigua en Hispania (15387/PHCS/10) (2014-2017), coordinated by G. Matilla Séiquer (professor of Ancient History at the […]
Workshop “Beyond the Bronze. Communities in transformation and mobility in the excavation of Bagno Grande (San Casciano dei Bagni)”. 29-30 January 2025
Between 29th and 30th January 2025, a new colloquium on the discoveries made in the village of San Casciano dei Bagni will be held in the Aula Magna Virginia Woolf […]
Call for papers is already open!: 4th Conference on Ancient Thermalism (Vichy, 26-28th May 2025)
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 […]
The new book on ancient thermalism, derived from the Madrid 2023 Congress, is now available in Open Access at Archaeopress !
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 […]
New studies on healing waters: Archaeology of thermalism publication
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 […]
The present and future of Roman spas: Investigation, promotion and protection on thermal heritage Vichy (May 2025)
4th Conference on Ancient Thermalism. The present and future of Roman spas: Investigation, promotion and protection on thermal heritage (Vichy, May 2025) After the development of thermalism in Roman times, […]
New book about the Roman thermal spa of Baden (Switzerland)!
Andrea Schaer (2024). Ubi aqua – ibi bene – Die Bäder von Baden im Aargau im Licht der archäologischen Untersuchungen 2009–2022. Baden. Volume 1: Grundlagen, Forschungs- und Überlieferungsgeschichte von den […]
The BATH-network and web have been officially launched !
BATH, an international network of scholars dedicated to the study of baths and bathing in the ancient world (using common water) has been oficially launched the last month. Coordinated by […]
New Workshop in sight: Thermalisme et villes dans l’Occident romain ! (Paris, 16-18th June 2024)
Summer is on its way, and it comes with thermal news… ! We will start the month of June with a Colloquium on Thermalism and cities in the Western Empire, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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) & […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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) […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Share your news about Ancient thermalism with us!
If you are a subscriber to this site, the option to send us “thermal news” to be published on our website is already available! You can use your subscription to […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
