Roman Baths

tepidarium

• changing room
• cold room
• warm room
• hot warm

caldarium

• warm room
• hot room
• changing room
• cold room

frigidarium

• cold room
• hot room
• changing room
• warm room

apodyterium

• warm room
• hot room
• cold room
• changing room

What was the palaestra?

• snack bars
• metal bar used for scraping off excess oil
• exercise grounds
• reading room

What time did the Roman baths open?

• noon
• first light
• dusk
• they were always open

What was the Latin word for towel?

• strigilis
• unguentum
• linteum
• harpastum

How much was admission to the baths?

• 2 talents
• 1 quadrans
• 10 denarii
• free

What was the purpose of the hypocaust?

• heat the open areas of the baths - exercise grounds, libraries, etc
• provide water into all of the baths
• cool down water in the tepidarium
• heat water in the caldarium

There was a strict order that Romans followed when bathing: cold room, warm room, hot room

• Verum
• Falsum