Nero was a cruel, eccentric psychopath who persecuted Christians and, it’s said, burned Rome to the ground. Baiae was his escape where he could indulge in his sadistic fantasies. Nero spent a ...

Baiae has now become a vast underwater archaeological park, with numerous statues, villas and beautifully-preserved Roman mosaics all visible beneath the surface.

Baiae was a fashionable coastal resort with a hedonistic reputation that served as a playground for the Roman elite in its heyday.

Divers have uncovered an example of opus sectile at Baiae, a Roman pleasure town submerged in the Bay of Naples.

Pozzuoli, Italy, Jun 27 (EFE).- Just beneath the waves just off the coast of Naples in southern Italy lies an archeological treasure: the remains of Baiae, an ancient holiday resort for the most ...

Today, Baiae is one of the world’s few underwater archaeological parks, and its 435 acres are open to visitors wanting to explore the remains of the ancient Roman city.

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During the Roman era, the southern promontory of the Gulf of Baia (in Latin Baiae) was the perfect location for constructing villae maritimae for the Roman elite, who chose to spend their summer ...