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Roman Architecture
Definition by Mark Cartwright

Roman Architecture

Roman architecture continued the legacy left by Greek architects and the established architectural orders, especially the Corinthian. The Romans were also innovators and they combined new construction techniques and materials with creative...
Roman Baths, Heerlen
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Roman Baths, Heerlen

Interior of a Roman bathhouse in the Thermenmuseum, Heerlen.
The Forum Baths in Pompeii
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The Forum Baths in Pompeii

The Forum Baths in Pompeii were established in 80 BCE and were the only baths still in use after the earthquake of 62 CE. The walls are beautifully decorated with frescoes of garden scenes, and the vault ceilings are embellished with stucco...
Great Thermal Baths of Dion, Greece
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Great Thermal Baths of Dion, Greece

The Great Thermal Baths were the largest and most lavish baths built in Roman Dion in Macedonia (Greece). They were built in the late 2nd century CE and abutted the southern city wall. The extensive underfloor hypocaust heating system and...
Roman Empire
Definition by Joshua J. Mark

Roman Empire

The Roman Empire, at its height (c. 117), was the most extensive political and social structure in western civilization. Building upon the foundation laid by the Roman Republic, the empire became the largest and most powerful political and...
Erotic Fresco from the Suburban Baths, Pompeii
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Erotic Fresco from the Suburban Baths, Pompeii

This erotic fresco from the Suburban Baths at Pompeii depicts two women. 1st century CE.
The Central Baths at Herculaneum
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The Central Baths at Herculaneum

The Central Baths at Herculaneum were laid out around the beginning of the 1st century CE and were divided into separate (larger) men's and (smaller) women facilities, each with their sequence of changing room (apodyterium), warm room (tepidarium...
The Palaestra of the Stabian Baths in Pompeii
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The Palaestra of the Stabian Baths in Pompeii

View of the exercise yard (palaestra) of the Stabian Baths in Pompeii. Three sides of the courtyard have Doric colonnades constructed of tufa and coated with white stucco. The bathing complex covered a total surface area of over 3,500 square...
Baths at Hadrian's Villa, Tivoli, Italy - Digital Reconstruction
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Baths at Hadrian's Villa, Tivoli, Italy - Digital Reconstruction

A digital reconstruction of what the at Hadrian's Villa in Tivoli, Italy may have looked like. Reconstruction created by NeoMam Studios, commissioned by QS Supplies.
Baths of Hadrian at Aphrodisias
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Baths of Hadrian at Aphrodisias

The pool of the tetrastyle court of the Baths of Hadrian richly decorated with columns, statues and marble ornamentation. It is the largest public bath building in Aphrodisias.
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