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Posted on 07/06/2026 11:01:57 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
The largest Roman bathhouse complex ever discovered in the Netherlands has surfaced, shedding new light on the wealth and importance of the ancient Roman city of Ulpia Noviomagus.
Researchers from the archaeological firms RAAP and BAAC were conducting routine investigations in Nijmegen's Waalfront district, a site slated for new residential development. The excavation, which began in September of last year and will conclude in July, uncovered a public bathhouse, residential blocks, luxury townhouses, streets, and a tower dating back nearly 2,000 years...
The bathhouse complex, or thermae, covered at least 4,900 square meters, making it the second-largest excavated Roman public bath complex in the Netherlands. Despite centuries of stone removal and reuse following the Roman period, parts of the structure remain exceptionally well-preserved...
Ulpia Noviomagus... is believed to have received its official status from Emperor Trajan around 100 AD. The discoveries suggest that this area of the city remained active well into the third century AD.
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subtitled, "Archaeologists in Nijmegen have unearthed a massive Roman public bathhouse and townhouse."
Let me guess: It bears a striking resemblance to the Obama Library
"Bath house Barry was here"
““For years, the traces of the Roman past at this location were invisible, hidden deep underground”.
THAT was UNDERGROUND? There is even a tree growing there?
bathhouse, residential blocks, luxury townhouses, streets, and a tower
How deep did they have to dig to uncover a tower?
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Wow!
“The bathhouse complex, or thermae, covered at least 4,900 square meters, making it the second-largest excavated Roman public bath complex in the Netherlands.”
Hard to see why a bathhouse in the Netherlands is newsworthy.
Bathhouse Barry’s next vacation?
His life has been one long vacation.
It’s been a while since maintenance was in.
Roman territory fluctuated, but it's been clear for years that the Rhine was never their limit. Trajan was one of the most militarily successful, but his boy-preferring successor, adopted son Hadrian, wanted to take it easy the rest of his life, and had to be talked out of giving up the hard-won Dacia. Trajan had whipped the Parthians and (as shown in the map) had added the province of Mesopotamia, but Hadrian immediately gave it up.
Hadrian's best known now for the wall, which was actually a reimagined, better-built rebuild. Annnnd, before anyone starts up, it had nothing to do with the Scots, who didn't leave Ireland until the Romans had been gone from all of Britain for about a century.
When Diocletian ended decades of decline, he also set up a system of succession, and divided the empire into east and west for better administration. Each half was also divided, such that the outermost quarters were administrated by the designated successor of each of the emperors. The western part of the western empire had its capital in Trier.
Based on reading the article, it seems they plan to tear it all down and replace it all with a modern colonnade “just like the Roman times” as part of the new build.
And call the new complex Thermenplein.
There is no mention of salvaging any structures now that they have found some coins and such.
Kind of sad.
Probably heading to a museum, eventually.
That appeared to be a file pic, so I didn’t use it. It’s actually in Tunisia.
Since this was posted as a chat topic, it’s hard to see why your comment makes any sense.
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