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Antiochia ad Cragum (“Antioch on the Cliffs” or “Antioch at Cragus”) was a Hellenistic Roman city located in Cilicia Trachea (“Rough Cilicia”, also known as Cilicia Aspera and Cilicia Secunda) on the southern coast of modern-day Turkey (in...

An illustration of a medieval noble taking his bath and being attended to by servants. (Codex Manesse, 14th century CE, Zurich, Switzerland)

Bath-gymnasium complex at Antiochia ad Cragum, modern-day Turkey.

The Bath (last third of the 4th century BCE) was used for washing and bathing by athletes (and possibly also spectators) during the games. A large central pool - waist deep - is flanked by two tub rooms with wash basins. The building seems...

Mosaic in the House of Theseus depicting the first bath of Achilles, 5th century CE. Paphos Archaeological Park, Cyprus. The hero lies in the arms of his mother Thetis who is shown in the centre lying on a bed. This part of the scene has...

The tetrastyle atrium of the private bath complex of Villa San Marco at Stabiae (Italy). It is decorated in the Fourth Pompeian Style with red panels on a black background. 1st century CE.

Mosaic floor of Roman Bath house

The Bath at Leuk, oil on canvas by Hans Bock the Elder, c. 1597. Kunstmuseum Basel

Excavations at side of Roman Bath and the Hexamilion wall

The bath complex of Salamis had a sweating-room, marble-lined pools, cold and hot rooms and an exposed hypocaust (underfloor heating system). The building was decorated with stunning mythological-themed mosaics and frescoes.