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title: Baths of Antoninus, Carthage
author: Carole Raddato
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21013/baths-of-antoninus-carthage/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 2025-09-23
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# Baths of Antoninus, Carthage

_Authored by Carole Raddato_

## Image File

[![Baths of Antoninus, Carthage](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/21013.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/21013.jpg)

## Image Caption

Ruins of the Baths of Antoninus in [Carthage](https://www.worldhistory.org/carthage/), photograph by Carole Raddato, Tunisia, 12 February, 2023.

The Baths of Antoninus in Carthage (modern-day Tunis) are a huge [Roman bath](https://www.worldhistory.org/Roman_Baths/) complex built between 145 and 162 CE, primarily during the reign of [Antoninus Pius](https://www.worldhistory.org/Antoninus_Pius/). These 2nd-century CE baths were once the largest in [Africa](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/africa/) and outside [Rome](https://www.worldhistory.org/Rome/). They had a complex array of rooms with vaults resting on lofty columns made of grey sandstone, while the frigidarium was the size of a cathedral. After being destroyed by the [Vandals](https://www.worldhistory.org/Vandals/) in 439 CE and various earthquakes, only a few pieces of masonry remain standing above the basement level. However, the remaining 15-meter-high [column](https://www.worldhistory.org/column/) gives a clear idea of the grandeur of the complex.

## Cite This Work

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Raddato, C. (2025, September 23). Baths of Antoninus, Carthage. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21013/baths-of-antoninus-carthage/>
### Chicago
Raddato, Carole. "Baths of Antoninus, Carthage." *World History Encyclopedia*, September 23, 2025. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21013/baths-of-antoninus-carthage/>.
### MLA
Raddato, Carole. "Baths of Antoninus, Carthage." *World History Encyclopedia*, 23 Sep 2025, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21013/baths-of-antoninus-carthage/>.

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