The University of Palermo archaeologists identified the thermal complex, one of the biggest ever excavated on the southern Italian island, the administration of Sicily said.
The construction was discovered at the northern Sicilian archaeological site of Halaesa, according to a news release issued by Sicilian officials on October 2.
This 8,600-square-foot complex has “two rooms with mosaic floors [and] a courtyard with arched wings,” the translated text states. Images display the remnants of the bathhouse’s framework and a mosaic floor with a view of a picturesque Mediterranean setting.
Not only did archaeologists discover the remains of a bathhouse at the excavation site, but new roads and a “vast complex” were also uncovered.
It is unclear if the bathhouse is Roman or Greek in nature, as the area had been settled by both Greeks and Romans. According to the translated press release, the thermal complex “is unique in Sicily for the rich decorative apparatus and for its size.The excavations have also brought to light a vast monumental complex, hitherto unknown, composed of a network of roads and a new stretch of fortifications,” the translated press release read.
