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title: Imperial Baths, Trier
author: Carole Raddato
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13304/imperial-baths-trier/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Imperial Baths, Trier

_Authored by [Carole Raddato](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/FollowingHadrian/)_

## Image File

[![Imperial Baths, Trier](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/13304.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/13304.jpg)

## Image Caption

The Imperial Baths at Trier (Germany) is a vast [Roman](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/) thermal bathing complex constructed in the 4th century CE. The building, which would have been one of the largest of its kind, was never completed and there is evidence that it was later employed as a military barracks when Germanic tribes sacked Trier. The complex was converted into a castle during the Middle Ages.

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## About the Author

Carole maintains the popular ancient history photo-blog Following Hadrian, where she travels the ancient world in the footsteps of Emperor Hadrian.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Raddato, C. (2021, January 17). Imperial Baths, Trier. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13304/imperial-baths-trier/>
### Chicago
Raddato, Carole. "Imperial Baths, Trier." *World History Encyclopedia*, January 17, 2021. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13304/imperial-baths-trier/>.
### MLA
Raddato, Carole. "Imperial Baths, Trier." *World History Encyclopedia*, 17 Jan 2021, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13304/imperial-baths-trier/>.

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