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title: Plan of the Old Baths of Pompeii
author: Overbeck
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/547/plan-of-the-old-baths-of-pompeii/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Plan of the Old Baths of Pompeii

_Authored by Overbeck_

## Image File

[![Plan of the Old Baths of Pompeii](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/547.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/547.jpg)

## Image Caption

Plan of the Old Baths at [Pompeii](https://www.worldhistory.org/pompeii/).

### Legend

A — atrium B — apodyterium (room for undressing) C — frigidarium (cool bath) D — tepidarium (warm room) E — caldarium (hot bath) F — thermal chamber G — [women](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/women/)'s tepidarium H — women's apodyterium J — women's cold bath K — the servants' atrium M — chamber for fornacatores (persons in charge of the fires) a, a2, a3 — entrances to men's baths b — entrance to women's baths c, c2 — entrances to furnace rooms d — circular furnace e — passages f — probably an oecus or exedra g — portico h — walls i — small room m — small vestibule q — passage to the furnace room r — mouth of the furnace x — water closet (latrina)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Overbeck. (2011, November 24). Plan of the Old Baths of Pompeii. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/547/plan-of-the-old-baths-of-pompeii/>
### Chicago
Overbeck. "Plan of the Old Baths of Pompeii." *World History Encyclopedia*, November 24, 2011. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/547/plan-of-the-old-baths-of-pompeii/>.
### MLA
Overbeck. "Plan of the Old Baths of Pompeii." *World History Encyclopedia*, 24 Nov 2011, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/547/plan-of-the-old-baths-of-pompeii/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/image?lookup=1999.04.0062.fig00190) by [**Overbeck**](http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/image?lookup=1999.04.0062.fig00190). Submitted by [Jan van der Crabben](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/jvdc/ "User Page: Jan van der Crabben"), published on 24 November 2011. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.