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In ancient Rome, thermae (from Greek θερμός thermos, "hot") and balneae (from Greek βαλανεῖον balaneion) were facilities for bathing. Thermae usually refers to the large imperial bath complexes , while balneae were smaller-scale facilities, public or private, that existed in great numbers throughout Rome.
The Baths of Diocletian (Latin: Thermae Diocletiani, Italian: Terme di Diocleziano) were public baths in ancient Rome.Named after emperor Diocletian and built from AD 298 to 306, they were the largest of the imperial baths.
Larger baths called thermae were owned by the state and often covered several city blocks. The largest of these, the Baths of Diocletian, could hold up to 3,000 bathers. Fees for both types of baths were quite reasonable, within the budget of most free Roman males.
The Baths of Decius (Latin: thermae Decianae) were a thermae (baths) complex built on the Aventine Hill of Rome by the Emperor Decius in 249 [1] or 252. [2] Its site was between the present-day sites of the churches of Santo Alessio and Santa Prisca , on the Vigna Torlonia, under piazza del Tempio di Diana (named after the Temple of Diana ) and ...
The Baths of Hercules (Latin: Thermae Herculianae, Italian: Terme Herculee) were the largest thermae in the ancient Roman city of Mediolanum (modern-day Milan).The structure was built during the late 3rd and early 4th century, under the orders of Emperor Maximian, who had assumed the title Herculius after the divine hero.
The Baths of Agrippa (Latin: Thermae Agrippae) was a structure of ancient Rome, Italy, built by Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa. It was the first of the great thermae constructed in the city, and also the first public bath. The remains were incorporated into more modern buildings including the massive 25 m diameter wall that was part of the hall.
The Baths of Arcadius (Latin: Thermae Arcadiane) was a Roman bath built during the year 394 in Constantinople, the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire. It is unknown whether the baths were founded by Emperor Arcadius, or by his daughter, Arcadia. Some suggest Arcadia and another woman named Marina were responsible for the construction of the baths.
Laconicum at Chedworth Roman Villa, England. The laconicum (i.e. Spartan, sc. balneum, "bath") [1] was the dry sweating room of the Roman thermae, sometimes contiguous to the caldarium or hot room.