Archaeologists uncover a lavish private bathhouse in Pompeii, revealing the city's opulence and the tragic final moments of its inhabitants.

Archaeologists have uncovered a private bathhouse that offers a glimpse into the lifestyle of the ancient Roman city's elite.

Pompeii, the ancient Roman city buried by ash and lava in AD 79, has unearthed a new treasure — a private bathhouse built ...

Tony Jolliffe/BBC The bathhouse changing room has vibrant red walls, a mosaic floor and stone benches Analysis of two skeletons discovered in the house also shows the horror faced by Pompeii's ...

During recent excavations in Pompeii, a complex of private baths adjoining a banquet hall was discovered. It is one of the ...

The newly uncovered baths are decorated with sumptuous mosaics and equipped with a series of hot, warm and cold rooms in the ...

After lying hidden beneath metres of volcanic rock and ash for 2,000 years, a "once-in-a-century" find has been unearthed in ...

But Pompeii is "the gift that just keeps on giving". The bathhouse has been described in the sort of language reserved for modern luxury holiday resorts. It housed "hot, warm, and cold rooms" and ...

Archaeologists have been given a new insight into what life in Pompeii was like after discovering a spa-like complex that has ...

Hot, warm and cold baths in a recently uncovered villa offer a new glimpse of life in the city before it was smothered by ...

Archaeologists have uncovered an extravagant private bath complex in Pompeii, shedding further light on the ancient Roman ...