The Roman Baths

ROMAN BATHS

JONATAN M. 2on- BBRIAN D. 2on- C

ROMAN BATHS OF CARACALLA

WHO BUILT IT?WHEN WAS IT BUILD? The original Baths of

Caracalla were start by Septimius Severus in 206 and inaugurated in 217 by Caracalla. The Baths of Caracalla could accommodate 1600 to 3000 bathers. The Baths of Caracalla were named for the Roman Emperor Caracalla who was 22 years old when he became emperor of the Roman Empire in February 211.

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ROMAN BATHS OF CARACALLA

WHERE IS IT?

DESCRIPTIONThe Ancient Roman baths (thermae) had different rooms: the caldarium or hot bath; a tepidarium or warm bath; the basilica, which the frigidarium or cold bath; and the natatio, an open-air bathing pool.

DESCRIPTION

The baths had rooms for changing, massage, depilation, and medicinal use. From the changing rooms (apodyteria), one would go to the gymnasia (palaestrae) to exercise and from there to a sauna (laconica) to induce an even greater sweat.

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WHY DO YOU THINK IT WAS AN IMPORTANT CONSTRUCTION IN THOSE TIMES?

1.Because bathrooms were very well

built and people could go there and

give themselves a break. 2. So many people went there.

BIBLIOGRAPHY http://rome.mrdonn.org/empire.html#BATHS http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/romans/

leisure.shtml http://romanbaths.co.uk/index.cfm?

fuseAction=SM.nav&UUID=7DB61314-CEF9-4F3C-90AB5F3790DBBFC2

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/lostempires/roman/day.html

http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0210200/ancient_rome/baths.htm

http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/roman_baths.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Baths_(Bath)

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