The Road of Discoveries: ancient Roman artifacts

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Saturday, 22 January 2011

Feel like a Roman for a day (or at least like an Ottoman) !

Kate Moss in Cağaloğlu Hamamı / İstanbul

Last weekend was my fist visit to a Turkish hammam! It was very exciting :) and a very relaxing experience. Bursa is famous for its thermal springs and has many ''thermal'' hotels and hammams.

The one I went to was at the Marigold Otel Bursa. It's a 5 star hotel with its own Pithia Thermal and Spa. Not only you can you their wonderful private hammam suites but they also have thermal spa, contrast showers, spa, massage and lots more. Unfortunately I couldn't post any photos of Pithia Spa but you can find out more on their website - http://marigold.com.tr/icerik/Pithia-Thermal--Spa.html#

Next time I want to try one of the Roman baths in Bursa!

Monday, 11 October 2010

Roman bronze helmet found in a field sells for £2.3 MILLION... eight times its estimated value

A rare Roman bronze helmet found in a field by a metal detecting enthusiast, sold for an astonishing £2.3 million at auction today.

The immaculately preserved 2,000-year-old artefact, one of only three ever found in Britain, was discovered in a field by an unemployed graduate in his early 20s.

It prompted a five-minute frenzy of bidding at Christie’s in London before it was bought anonymously on the telephone for eight times its pre-sale estimate.