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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
