Winter Baths in Thuburbo Majus

Carole Raddato
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Ruins of a bath complex in Thuburbo Majus, photograph by Carole Raddato, El Fahs, Tunisia, 18 February, 2023.

The Winter Baths at Thuburbo Majus (modern-day Tunisia) were completed between 392 and 408 CE. The bathing complex had more than 20 rooms organised around the frigidarium and covered an area of ​​approximately 1600m². The columns were extracted from the Simitthus quarry (Chemtou).

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Carole Raddato
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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Raddato, C. (2025, October 02). Winter Baths in Thuburbo Majus. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21068/winter-baths-in-thuburbo-majus/

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Raddato, Carole. "Winter Baths in Thuburbo Majus." World History Encyclopedia, October 02, 2025. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21068/winter-baths-in-thuburbo-majus/.

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Raddato, Carole. "Winter Baths in Thuburbo Majus." World History Encyclopedia, 02 Oct 2025, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21068/winter-baths-in-thuburbo-majus/.

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