The Romans built the first baths in the territory of today's Hungary when Pannonia Provincia was part of the Roman Empire. Aquincum was the capital of the province; today it forms part of northern Budapest, on the right bank of the Danube. Archaeologists have so far uncovered 21 baths from the Roman era, the largest, the central military baths (Thermae Maires). The baths drew their waters from springs rising at the foot of the Buda Hills. The water was piped from here directly to the baths. Besides public baths, bathing rooms decorated with beautiful mosaics have been uncovered in the houses of wealthy Roman citizens. Following the break up of the Roman Empire (in the turmoil caused by the Age of Migrations), the baths at Aquincum were obliterated. It is a fact worthy of mention that the Magyar tribes who conquered today's Hungary in the 9th century established their main settlements around thermal springs rising at the foot of the Buda Hills. In the 1960s Hungary embarked on a huge baths development programme, building dozens of new medicinal baths, swimming pools and strands, while upgrading the already well-known older baths. The United Nations recognised the opportunities inherent in Hungary when in the early 1970s it established the "Thermal Project" institute in Budapest. The institute was charged with the task of promoting development of the baths and planning programmes to utilise (in know-how form) the experience gained here to help other countries. The past ten years have seen major changes in the approach to bathing therapies. Healing programmes relying solely on bathing have been superseded by complex therapy systems utilising a complete range of natural healing methods (therapeutic gymnastics, massage, electrotherapy etc.), although bath treatment remains the mainstay of the approach. The aim is to provide better and more lasting results using less medication and more natural healing methods (physiotherapy). Modern medicines are generally good and effective, but they often have side effects, not to mention the fact that they get more and more expensive. They commonly have a life span of 4-5 years, while people have been using baths for thousands of years.