Roman baths Flashcards
What was the hypocaust?
The underfloor heating system.
What is a strigil?
A curved scraper used to remove oil and dirt from the body.
What is the palaestra?
The exercise area.
What is the apodyterium?
The changing room.
What is the tepidarium?
The warm room.
What is the caldarium?
The hot room.
What is the frigidarium?
The cold room.
What is the order Romans would go to rooms?
Apodyterium-palestra-apodyterium-tepidarium-caldarium-frigidarium.
Things available in the baths?
Food, drinks, poets, acrobats, philosophers, shops and musicians. Massages, spa, exercise, being washed, socialising, opportunities to relax, play games and meet VIPs.
When were the baths built?
Late first century BC.
What is a basin called?
Labrum.
What was a quadran?
The smallest coin in Rome.
What is the Latin/Roman word for baths?
Thermae.
What is the difference between the men and women’s baths in Herculaneum?
The womans section has no frigidarium.
What was the labrum?
A large round marble basin, contained cold water for bathers to splash their faces or bodies if they became too hot or sweaty.
