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Roman Baths

Roman Baths. By Andrew Beaulieu. Who built the baths. Emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninus built the famous Bath of Caracalla. H e is better known by his nickname Caracalla. Emperor Marcus Ulpius Nerva Traianus Built the Trajan Bathhouse. Built so citizens could stay clean. .

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Roman Baths

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  1. Roman Baths By Andrew Beaulieu

  2. Who built the baths • Emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninus built the famous Bath of Caracalla. • He is better known by his nickname Caracalla. • Emperor Marcus Ulpius Nerva Traianus Built the Trajan Bathhouse. • Built so citizens could stay clean. Statue of Emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninus who built the Baths of Caracalla

  3. Function of the Baths • Used to wash yourself after exercise or before a meal. • Social meeting place. • Used to relax after long day of work. • Place of entertainment. • Restaurant/bar.

  4. Who went to the Baths • Almost everyone went to the baths. • Men, women, infants, elderly, slaves and freemen all used the bathhouses. • Rich citizens, even those who had their own private baths, sometimes went to the bathhouse. • Occasionally even the emperor would go to the bathhouse.

  5. Activities • Clean yourself. • Relax. • Talk with friends. • Eat meals. • Drink wine. • Entertain yourself.

  6. Heated Baths • Rooms like the Caldarium (Hot Bath) required a form of heating. • Romans used The Hypocaust, an underground furnace, to heat water and air through the floor. • The Hypocaust was stoked by slaves. • Heated water in a tank which was then moved through pipes to the appropriate bath.

  7. Design of the baths Palaestra-Exercise Yard Apodyterium-Dressing Rooms Frigidarium-Cold Bath Caldarium-Hot Bath Tepidarium-Warm Room(Sauna) Bathhouse at Pompeii

  8. Pictures Ancient baths in the Roman Baths in Bath, England.

  9. Remaining Baths • Baths of Caracalla. (Italy) • Baths of Agrippa. (Italy) • Baths of Titus. (Italy) • Baths of Trajan. (Italy) • Roman Baths. (England) Baths of Caracalla in Italy. Roman Baths in Bath, located within Somerset in the United Kingdom.

  10. Modern-day Bathhouses • Roman baths can be compared to community centers today. • Swimming pools. • Entertainment. • Food/Drink. • Meet with others.

  11. Sources • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:BathsOfCaracalla.jpg • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_remains_of_Roman_public_baths • http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/lostempires/roman/day.html • http://www.crystalinks.com/romebaths.html • http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/texts/secondary/SMIGRA*/Balneae.html • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermae#Remains_of_Roman_public_baths • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Baths_(Bath) • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Somerset_UK_location_map.svg • http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/40.11.1a • http://richellemehlhaff.blogspot.com/ • http://www.old-picture.com/europe/Circular-Abbey-Roman-Baths.htm • http://www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/bathbaths/bathbaths.html

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