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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Angela Giuffrida in Rome

Pompeii excavation unearths private spa for wooing wealthy guests

A large ancient bathtub surrounded by scaffolding
The Pompeii home spa is one of the largest discovered at the archaeological park in Italy. Photograph: SV_Pap_Pompeii/Pompeii archaeological park

A large and sophisticated thermal bath complex that was believed to have been used by its owner to woo well-heeled guests has been discovered among the ruins of ancient Pompeii.

The baths were found during excavations of a home on Via di Nola in Regio IX, a wealthy district of the city before it was destroyed by the AD79 eruption of Mount Vesuvius.

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