The Central Baths at Herculaneum

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Carole Raddato
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published on 28 January 2020
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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) and hot room (caldarium).

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Carole Raddato
Carole maintains the popular ancient history photo-blog Following Hadrian, where she travels the world in the footsteps of emperor Hadrian.

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Raddato, C. (2020, January 28). The Central Baths at Herculaneum. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11796/the-central-baths-at-herculaneum/

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Raddato, Carole. "The Central Baths at Herculaneum." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified January 28, 2020. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11796/the-central-baths-at-herculaneum/.

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Raddato, Carole. "The Central Baths at Herculaneum." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 28 Jan 2020. Web. 26 Jul 2024.

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