roman baths Flashcards
public baths
balneum
largest type of baths that had the features of the Greek gymnasia
thermae
bath fee collected by the manager
balneāticum
bath manager
conductor
coin
quadrāns
usuaul price for men
quadrāns (a coin)
how much did women pay for baths
more than men, up to twice as much
how much did children pay for baths
none, free
when did romans usually take a bath?
-between the merīdiātiō and the cēna
- 8th hour
of the day before lunch
how many baths in rome (at time of constantine)
925
second floor of the furnace that carried up heat from
above
suspēnsūra/hypocaustum
metal heater used to heat water in the baths
testūdō
hot water tank
alveus
basin of metal for showers
labrum/solium
slave who rubbed oil, scraped it off, and handed the bather his towel
capsārius
what did a capsārius do
slave who rubbed oil, scraped it off, and handed the bather his towel
dressing room
apodȳtērium
warm-watered room
tepidārium
hot-watered room
cal(i)dārium
rub down and oil room
ūnctōrium
sweat room
lacōnicum/sūdātōrium
body scraper room
dēstrictārium
tool used to scrape body
strigil
exercise courtyard
palaestra
