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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
2nd Workshop ROMAN BATHS AND THERMO-MINERAL-BATHS: an update on the present state of research. Programme
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 edition of theonline workshop “ROMAN BATHS AND THERMO-MINERAL-BATHS – an update on the present state of research.” Find the program, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]