The 5th International Congress on Ancient Thermalism will take place in Varaždinske Toplice (Croatia) (May 17th to 21st, 2027)
We are pleased to inform you that the dates for the 5th International Congress on Ancient Thermalism have been scheduled for May 17th to 21st, 2027. As previously announced, the conference will be held in Varaždinske Toplice (Croatia)—the ancient Roman settlement of Aquae Iasae—and will focus on the topic: The role of the Roman army […]
Important news about the upcoming 5º Conference on Ancient Thermalism 2027
We have some important news regarding the upcoming Congress on Ancient Thermalism, which is due to take place in 2027 !!!! Unfortunately, for personal reasons, the 5th Thermal Conference will not take place in Strumica, North Macedonia, as originally planned. We are extremely grateful for the proposal and the hard work put in by our […]
Call for papers “Workshop on Thermal landscapes: multidisciplinary perspectives”. San Casciano dei Bagni (Italy), 18th September 2026
Università Iuav di Venezia and Università oer Stranieri of Siena invite scholars to submit contributions for a multidisciplinary workshop exploring the complex relationships between animals, landscape and thermalism in antiquity and beyond. The workshop aims to bring together archaeological, historical, anthopological, environmental, and design-orientes perspectives to investigate how thermo-mineral waters have shaped human-animals interactions across […]
Second news item for January 2026: a new Roman healing spa has been identified in Turkey!
In recent weeks, thanks to research carried out by Professor Nevzat Çevik (Akdeniz University) in the vicinity of the Greco-Roman city of Myra (now Demre, Turkey), a new Roman thermal structure with mineral-medicinal waters has been located! This site, known for its rock-cut Lycian tombs and a monumental Roman theatre, has various structures of great […]
End of the 4th International Congress on Ancient Thermalism in Vichy
From 25 to 28 May 2025, the 4th International Congress on Ancient Thermalism was held in the spa town of Vichy (France). REsearchers from more than 10 countries participated, including Croatia, Georgia, Bulgaria, Hungary, North Macedonia, Germany, Italy, France, Switzerland, Austria, and Spain. So it has been an excellent opportunity to exchange knowledge and strengthen […]
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 present and future of Roman healing spas: Investigation, promotion and protection of thermal heritage’, is pleased to share with you the provisional programme of this […]
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 University of Murcia) and funded by the SéNeCa Foundation (Science and Technology Agency of the Region of Murcia), a research book was carried out, focused […]
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 of the Universitá per stranieri di Siena, with interesting and new contributions. The workshop, organised by the researcher J. Tabolli, scientific coordinator of the archaeological […]
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 the prestigious publisher Archaeopress. This publication “Thermalism in the Roman Provinces: The Role of Medicinal Mineral Waters across the Empire” presents new research, revisions of […]
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 San Casciano dei Bagni, the nº214 of the Engramma journal presents the results of a new season of studies focused on the archaeology of thermal […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]