PUBENTERTAIN HERC Flashcards

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PUBLIC BATHS

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Forum Baths:
-Their position between two main streets made them conveniently between the buildings and the Forum.
-The baths were large enough to accommodate separate sections for men and women.
-They had public toilets and magnificent mosaics of sea creatures.
-Five skeletons were discovered in the men’s dressing room, four men and a woman.
Suburban Baths:
-The entrance to the bath was through a hanging garden bearing the statue of the proconsul, Nonius Balbus, who gave the bath to the town as a gift.
- While form baths were for use of general public, suburban baths appear to have operated as an exclusive club for wealthy.
-Contained private dining room
-in one entrance area of a suburban bath, statue of god Apollo stands. Water still flows into the basins from original pipes.

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LARGE THEATRE

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2500 auditoriums

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