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Roman Baths. By: Ben Ewing. Function of Baths. Social Meetings Taking Baths Restaurant Fitness Center Bar Community Center. Design. Several Blocks long Different Rooms Could be different buildings. Toilets. Public Men and Women Share Close together. Palaestra. Exercise Courtyard
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Roman Baths By: Ben Ewing
Function of Baths • Social Meetings • Taking Baths • Restaurant • Fitness Center • Bar • Community Center
Design • Several Blocks long • Different Rooms • Could be different buildings
Toilets • Public • Men and Women Share • Close together
Palaestra • Exercise Courtyard • Men and Women Separated • Work up light sweat • Trochus for Women • Ball Sports for men
Apodyterium • Changing Room • Slaves watch belongings • Thieves common visitors
Tepidarium • Strigiling • Roman tool to wipe sweat and dirt • Used oil, not soap • Done by slave if you had one • Could get massage • Hair plucking
Caldarium • Hottest Room • Opens pores • Hot Pool • Heated by the hypocaust • Heats the tiles • Shoes worn to prevent burns
Frigidarium • Very cold water • Closes your pores • Meant as a refresher
Background • Thermae built by State • Balneae privately owned • Social Place • Like a community center
Baths of Caracella • Public library • Swimming pool • Rome, Italy
Activities • Entertainment • Juggling • Theater • Poetry • Philosophy
Bibliography • http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/secondary/SMIGRA*/home.html • http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/lostempires/roman/ • http://crystalinks.com/romebaths.html • http://www.vroma.org/~bmcmanus/baths.html • http://darkcreek.com/images/Roman_Public_Toilets_Ostia.jpg • http://gillonj.tripod.com/romanbaths/04752f50.jpg • http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qjVEEcyOMu0/SXcIjlQFpBI/AAAAAAAAAgM/umsISanS7I0/s400/tepidarium.jpg