One of the greatest lost rituals of ancient Greco-Roman times is returning to modern Western civilization—and what better place for it to make a North American debut than TriBeCa? New York has so much in common with ancient Rome: its commerce, corruption, culture, its citizens’ overwhelming confidence that they comprise the very epicenter of the universe; and TriBeCa, a diverse and uber-buzzy little slice of Manhattan, is where you could picture the Caesars keeping an apartment right next to Robert DeNiro, were they alive and ruling empires today.

At newly opened AIRE Ancient Baths, Mr. DeNiro or the Caesars or any similar royalty will find an elegant, subterranean cocoon-like complex in which to relax, soak in a healing milk bath, enjoy a four-handed massage, and discuss plots for world conquest.

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