#baiae

Studies of Biblical Interest

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5 months ago

Ancient Roman Bathhouse Found in Italy May Have Once Belonged to Cicero The Roman orator, statesman, and philosopher was known to have had a villa in the now-submerged ruins of Baiae in the Gulf of Naples.

Archaeologists uncover a suspended-floor Roman bathhouse at Baiae, Italy—ten feet below the sea. Lavish baths of the Roman elite echo the ritual and social customs described in biblical texts on cleanliness & community life.

#Archaeology #Baiae #RomanHistory #AncientLife

Paul Montgomery

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6 months ago

Images from the work at the thermal baths in the #submergedcity of #Baiae, within the #bayofnaples’ Portus Iulius. Some scholars argued that the baths might belong to the villa of Marcus Tullius Cicero.
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#UnderwaterArchaeology

Archaeology News Online Magazine

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6 months ago

Submerged Roman bathhouse in Baiae may be part of Cicero’s villa

Three meters underwater in the Gulf of Naples, archaeologists found a remarkably preserved Roman bathhouse in the submerged ruins of Baiae...

More information: archaeologymag.com/2025/08/subm...

#archaeology #Baiae #romanempire

Cooper 🕊️ | 🌗

@thejoyofnature.bsky.social

6 months ago

Submerged Roman bathhouse in Baiae may be part of Cicero’s villa Archaeologists uncover a submerged Roman bathhouse in Baiae, possibly linked to Cicero’s villa, with intact mosaics and wall paintings.

Submerged Roman bathhouse in Baiae may be part of Cicero’s villa

#Archaeology #Rome #Cicero #Baiae #History #Discovery

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History Picture Store by YourHistoryGuide

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9 months ago

The “Temple of Mercury” in Baiae near Naples; part of the leasure and bathing complexes that were so popular here in the late republican and Imperial Roman period. This structure features a 21.5m concrete dome that remains intact today. Taken March 2024. #romanhistory #dome #yourhistoryguide #baiae

History Picture Store by YourHistoryGuide

@yourhistoryguide.bsky.social

9 months ago

Clinging to a volcanic crater, the ruins of Roman Baiae reveal a luxurious past. Upper terraces rise above ground; the lower town, including an imperial villa, lies submerged beneath the sea. Excavations continue to uncover its hidden splendor.
📍Baiae, Italy – March 2024
#Baiae #RomanRuins #Italy

2tout2rien

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1 year ago

L'arbre qui pousse à l'envers de Baiae - 2Tout2Rien Dans les ruines de la station thermale de Baiae à Bacoli en Italie se trouve une étrange arbre qui pousse à l'envers.

🌳🔄 Découvrez l’arbre qui défie la gravité ! Ce figuier pousse littéralement à l’envers dans les ruines de Baiae, en Italie 🏛️. Un bijou de la nature et de l’histoire 🇮🇹.
#Nature #Insolite #Italie #ArbreÀLenvers #Baiae
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