Parts Of A Roman Bath House Flashcards
1
Q
Apodyteria
A
Room where people could disrobe, had waiting benches and lockers where clothing could be checked
2
Q
Frigidarium
A
Unheated room with a pool, cold room where people could hang out
3
Q
Caldarium
A
Principal hot room, had hypocaust system
4
Q
Hypocaust System
A
Used to heat baths and houses (when people could afford it)
5
Q
Laconicum
A
Spartan hot bath where temperatures could be heated even higher than the Caldarium
6
Q
Palaestra
A
Exercise ground used for wrestling, rugby, or volleyball
7
Q
Piscina
A
Pool that invited bather to swim in
8
Q
Destrictarium
A
Private room where bathers could be scraped down
9
Q
Tepidarium
A
Tepid room, there was a hypocaust system but the heat was secondary
