A remarkably well-preserved Roman bathhouse submerged about 10 miles off the coast of Naples, Italy, might have belonged to one of Rome’s best-known orators and statesmen, Marcus Tullius Cicero.
According to Archaeology News, the bathhouse was discovered among the ruins of Baiae, a notoriously luxe and hedonistic resort frequented by the most elite Romans, including Julius Caesar and his adopted son Augustus. Classical writings document a Baiae villa belonging to Cicero, who is remembered as the greatest Roman orator for his innovations in rhetoric. If speculations prove correct, this site will be the first physical evidence of his villa.
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