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Baths

Immerse yourself in the historical grandeur of Roman baths, from the lavish complexes to the ruins in Rome and Pompeii. Discover the specialty rooms like laconicum and destrictarium, learn about the hypocaust system and the significance of the strigil in bathing rituals. Step into the vibrant world of Seneca’s Letters and envision the bustling atmosphere of public baths, where voices and activities intertwine to create a sensory experience. Explore the architectural marvels of Stabian Baths and Suburban Baths, and delve into the social dynamics of gender-segregated sections. Travel back in time to witness the daily life and diverse voices that echoed within the walls of these ancient communal spaces.

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Baths

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  1. Baths

  2. Baths

  3. Public bath complexes

  4. Tombstone of freedman Tiberius Claudius Secundus, Rome 1st CE • ‘Wine, sex and baths ruin our bodies, but they are the stuff of life’

  5. Baths Apodyterium Palaestra Tepidarium Caldarium Frigidarium Natatio Specialty rooms- laconicum destrictarium, food and massage

  6. Baths

  7. Strigil

  8. Hypocaust system(Sergius Orata)

  9. Seneca (1st c. CE) Letters 56.1 • I live right over a public bath. Just imagine the whole range of voices which can irritate my ears. When the more muscular types are exercising and swinging about lead weights in their hands, and when they are straining themselves ,or at least pretending to strain, I hear groans……. But when I have to put up with an unathletic fellow,

  10. one satisfied with a low-class rub-down, I hear the slap of a hand pummeling his shoulders ( the sound varies somewhat, depending on whether the hand is flat or cupped). Now, if a ball player comes along and begins to count his score aloud, I’m definitely finished. Imagine also a quarrelsome drunk, or sometimes a thief

  11. caught in the act, or a man who loves to sing in the bath. And then imagine people diving into the pool with a great splash of water.

  12. Besides these men, whose voices are, if nothing else, at least natural, imagine the hair plucker with his shrill and high-pitched voice, continually shrieking in order to be noticed; he’s never quiet, except, when he’s plucking armpits and forcing his customer to shriek instead of him.

  13. I could wear myself out just listening to the variety of shouts among people selling drinks, sausages, and pastries; each restaurant or snack bar has its own huckster with his own recognizable jingle.

  14. Baths at Pompeii ( AD 79) • Stabian =oldest ( 90-80 BCE –hypocaust added) undergoing restoration • Forum ( 80 BCE)– new colony • Suburban ( undergoing restoration) • Central ( under construction)

  15. Stabian baths

  16. Stabian Baths ( Palaestra)

  17. Aqueducts

  18. Castellum aquae

  19. Forum Baths

  20. Tepidarium 500 lamps found in complex

  21. Brazier ( Marcus Nigidius Vacula)

  22. Jupiter and Ganymede

  23. Frigidarium Alma Tadema

  24. Caldarium labrum

  25. Suburban BathsExcavated 1985-1987

  26. No women’s section • 4=hot • 5=warm • 6=cold • 7=changing

  27. Apodyterium-sex and boxes

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  29. Grotto

  30. Herculaneum

  31. Forum baths , women’s apodyterium

  32. Herculaneum

  33. Suburban Baths • a=entrance • b=vestibule • d= room with view • e=apodyterium/frigidarium • f=tepidarium • g=caldarium • h=heated swimming pool • i=laconicum

  34. Proconsul Balbus

  35. Vestibule

  36. Apodyterium

  37. Caldarium labrum

  38. Baths in Rome

  39. Baths of Caracalla

  40. Frigidarium, Baths of Diocletian ( Santa Maria degli Angeli) 3rd C. AD Rome

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