Learn more about the private bathhouse inside one of Pompeii's luxury homes, and what the owner may have used it for.

A private bath complex in Pompeii has been unearthed by archaeologists; the baths highlight the wealth of the ancient city before it was destroyed in AD 79.

The newly uncovered baths are decorated with sumptuous mosaics and equipped with a series of hot, warm and cold rooms in the manner of a spa.

Archaeologists at Pompeii have uncovered a private thermal baths complex where guests would take the plunge before sitting down to sumptuous feasts, the Italian site said Friday.

"This is a dramatic place, and everything you find here tells you about the drama," says Pompeii conservator, Dr Ludovica Alesse. A third of the ancient city still lies hidden beneath volcanic debris from the disaster,