Pompeii – an archaeological site that was once a large Roman city before being buried under the ash of a volcanic eruption – is quite literally thousands of years old. It’s exciting then that a huge breakthrough has just occurred at the Italian site, with the discovery of a 2000-year-old private bathhouse.

An excavation in Pompeii, the ancient Roman city buried by ash and lava in A.D. 70, has unearthed a new treasure: a private bathhouse built 2,000 years ago. It is decorated with sumptuous mosaics and equipped with a series of hot,

A newly discovered private bathhouse in Pompeii, Italy, gives insight into the luxurious lifestyle of its ancient Roman inhabitants. The bathhouse features opulent mosaics and was equipped like a modern spa.

Archaeologists have been given a new insight into what life in Pompeii was like after discovering a spa-like complex that has been described as a “once-in-a-century” find. What is thought to be one of the largest private bathhouses in the city has been uncovered after it lay buried underneath metres of volcanic rock for centuries.

Pompeii, the ancient Roman city buried by ash and lava in AD 79, has unearthed a new treasure — a private bathhouse built 2,000 years ago, decorated with sumptuous mosaics and equipped with a series of hot,