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title: Baths of Caracalla
author: Mark Cartwright
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updated: 1970-01-01
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# Baths of Caracalla

_Authored by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/)_

## Image File

[![Baths of Caracalla](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/1170.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/1170.jpg)

## Image Caption

The [Roman baths](https://www.worldhistory.org/Roman_Baths/) complex in the south of [Rome](https://www.worldhistory.org/Rome/) known as the Baths of [Caracalla](https://www.worldhistory.org/Caracalla/) were probably commissioned by [Septimius Severus](https://www.worldhistory.org/Septimius_Severus/) but were opened by his son Caracalla in 216 CE and finished c. 235 CE. They are one of the best preserved bath complexes from antiquity and could accommodate as many as 8,000 bathers. The building was some 30 metres high and covered an area of 337 x 328 m.

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## About the Author

Mark is WHE’s Publishing Director and has an MA in Political Philosophy (University of York). He is a full-time researcher, writer, historian and editor. Special interests include art, architecture and discovering the ideas that all civilizations share.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Cartwright, M. (2013, May 01). Baths of Caracalla. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1170/baths-of-caracalla/>
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Cartwright, Mark. "Baths of Caracalla." *World History Encyclopedia*, May 01, 2013. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1170/baths-of-caracalla/>.
### MLA
Cartwright, Mark. "Baths of Caracalla." *World History Encyclopedia*, 01 May 2013, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1170/baths-of-caracalla/>.

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