Research Projects about Roman Healing Spas and Ancient Thermalism
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 University of Murcia) and funded
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 Call for papers is
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 the prestigious publisher Archaeopress. This
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, a new revival of the
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 Konogan Beaufay (CSCA-University of Cambridge)
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, which will take place on
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
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
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
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
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
Supported by the Arvernes 2.0 chair of the Clermont Auvergne University Foundation, the research program “The ancient remains of Mont-Dore” aims to study the Gallo-Roman monumental complex (thermal baths and temple) of Mont-Dore (Puy- de-Dôme)
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,
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
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
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
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.
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
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
2nd Workshop ROMAN BATHS AND THERMO-MINERAL-BATHS – an update on the present state of research On Friday 18th February 2022, the Institute of Archaeological Sciences of the University of Bern will host the 2nd
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 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
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
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
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
A research website about Archaeology of Ancient Roman Thermalism — and a meeting point for researchers and other people interested in this subject (Thermal Network).
