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Roman public baths in Bath, England.The entire structure above the level of the pillar bases is a later reconstruction. Bulla Regia, inside the thermal baths. In ancient Rome, thermae (from Greek θερμός thermos, "hot") and balneae (from Greek βαλανεῖον balaneion) were facilities for bathing.
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.
Remains of the Roman baths of Varna, Bulgaria Remains of Roman Thermae, Hisarya, Bulgaria Bath ruins in Trier, Germany Photo-textured 3D isometric view/plan of the Roman Baths in Weißenburg, Germany, using data from laser scan technology.
Nielsen, Inge (1990), Thermae et Balnea: The Architecture and Cultural History of Roman Public Baths (First ed.), Aarhus, Denmark: Aarhus university Press, ISBN 87-7288-512-2; Richardson, Lawrence (1992), A New Topographical Dictionary of Ancient Rome (First ed.), Baltimore, Maryland: JHU Press, ISBN 0-8018-4300-6
Apodyterium at Central Thermae (Herculaneum) – men's sector. In ancient Rome, the apodyterium (from Ancient Greek: ἀποδυτήριον, "undressing room") was the primary entry in the public baths, composed of a large changing room with cubicles or shelves where citizens could store clothing and other belongings while bathing.
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.
A Roman octagonal bath-house, c. 14.5 m across, centered around an octagonal frigidarium pool over 4 m across and with a large brick conduit for supplying cold water, probably dated to 330–335 CE during the time of Constantine the Great, was excavated at Bax Farm, Teynham, Kent. [5]
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