The Baths of Caracalla
<Tab/>Nichole Salva
Rome and It's Monuments
The Baths of Caracalla
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Bathing became a popular event in Rome around the 2nd century BCE; before this it was done every nine days and purely for hygienic reasons. Bathing regularly and bathing for pleasure was adopted from the Greeks and became widely accepted by all classes. The universal acceptance of bathing as a central event in daily life …
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…functioned perfectly. The flow of the rooms was intentional as was the design of the buildings. The baths of Caracalla truly were a wonder of Rome.
Work Cited
1.<Tab/>Claridge, Amanda. Rome Oxfords Archaeological Guides. New York: Oxford University Press Inc.1998
2.<Tab/>Piranomonte Marina. The Baths of Caracalla. Rome: Electa. 1998
3.<Tab/>Fikret Yegul, Baths and Bathing in Classical Antiquity (New York: MIT Press, 1992
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