Roman Baths Rachael Stambaugh
Forum Baths Stabian Baths A. Palaestra B. Apodyterium C. Frigidarium D. Tepidarium E. Caldarium F. Furnace G. Women’s Apodyterium/Frigidarium H. Tepidarium I. Caldarium 1. Palaestra 2. Swimming Pool 4. Frigidarium 5. Apodyterium 6. Tepidarium 7. Caldarium 8. Furnace 9. Women’s Apodyterium 10. Women’s Tepidarium 11. Women’s Caldarium 12. Latrines
Frigidarium ...these rooms enjoy great illumination and contain full daylight
Tepidarium ...another hall receives you, slightly warmed, not jarring you suddenly with heat.
Caldarium ...the hot passageway receives you, adorned with Numidian marble
Hypocaust Heating System “From a spot seething with heat, hot air flows into them and, passing through conduits there, heats the walls and basins of the bath.”
Baths and Ecology Pliny and Strabo: Water supply Vitruvius: Correct design and orientation Lucian: Opulent decoration Severus Alexander: Other supplies
Room with the hottest plunge bath
Caldarium
Floor space into which hot air was sent for heating the room and bath
Hypocaust
First bathing room encountered in the bath
Frigidarium
Changing room
Apodyterium