Archaeologists dig up Roman bath complex

ROME - Archaeologists said Thursday they have partly
dug up a second-century bath complex believed to be
part of the vast, luxurious residence of a wealthy
Roman.

The two-story complex, which extends for at least 5
acres, includes exceptionally well-preserved decorated
hot rooms, vaults, changing rooms, marble latrines and
an underground room where slaves lit the fire to warm
the baths.

Statues and water cascades decorated the interiors,
American archaeologist Darius A. Arya, the head of the
excavation, said Thursday during a tour of the digs
with The Associated Press. Only pedestals and
fragments have been recovered.