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By: William, and Erin
Ancient Roman Baths
 Instead of single person baths, in ancient Rome, there
were large houses for bathing.
What Were They For?
 Public bathing was a part of every day life for the
Romans
 They were used for much more than just hygiene, such
as recreation
Visiting the baths
 In present day millions of people visit the bath, you
can look but can’t swim.
When baths were created
 The Celts made the first Public Bath.
 Dedicated to the goddess Sulis
Public Bathing?
 In ancient Rome, public bathing was the way to go, it
was accepted by everyone.
Who uses the baths
 Men us the bath after work. And then women would
use it.
Use of the baths
 Bathing
 Running
 Recreation
 Library
 Snacks
Tools
 Strigil-scrap oil off skin
 Towel- dry self
 Oil flask –put on oil to body
Rooms
 Cold Room
 Cold pool
The Heating system
 Heating system to heat the baths.
 hypocaust
Private Bath Houses
 Wealthy Romans sometimes had private bath houses
but they were open to the public for a fee
In the Bath House
 First they went to a changing room to change from
street clothes to bathing clothes
 Lockers for clothing
Bathing
 After exercise, the Romans removed dirt and oils with
the strigil
Under the baths
 The heat from the baths were coming from under the
baths.
 Slaves used fire to heat the baths.
Largest Roman bath
 Diocletian
 Created in A.D 305, covered an area of 130,000 sq yards
Work cited
 http://www.crystalinks.com/romebaths.html
 http://www.vroma.org/~bmcmanus/baths.html
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Baths_(Bath)
websites
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"Roman Baths." VROMA :: Home. Web. 01 Sept. 2010.
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