Aquae Helveticae

[1] The hot springs, located at a bend in the Limmat river near the legion camp at Vindonissa, were discovered around 20 AD.

[2] The hot (47 °C [117 °F]), mineral rich water was prized by the Romans and a settlement quickly developed around the springs.

In 69 AD, during the Year of the Four Emperors, the XXI Legion burned the wooden vicus or settlement to the ground.

7th century graveyards have been discovered at Kappelerhof and Ländli located west and south respectively of the baths, indicating that the area remained occupied.

This road was flanked with shops and residential buildings with large arcades or porticos providing shoppers with protection from the weather and heat.

Cantonal archaeology then excavated and discovered a large floor, a 4 m (13 ft) long wall and a drain that may have fed other pools.