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Also known as: Terme di Caracalla, Thermae Antoninianae
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Italian:
Terme di Caracalla
Ancient (Latin):
Thermae Antoninianae (“Antonine Baths”)
Date:
216 -
Key People:
Caracalla
Related Topics:
bath
Related Places:
Italy
Rome
ancient Rome
Lazio
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Baths of Caracalla, public baths in ancient Rome begun by the emperor Septimius Severus in ad 206 and completed by his son the emperor Caracalla in 216. Among Rome’s most beautiful and luxurious baths, designed to accommodate about 1,600 bathers, the Baths of Caracalla continued in use until the 6th century. The extant ruins, together with modern excavations and restorations (including conspicuous reconstructions), are the most extensive of any surviving Roman bathing establishments and consist centrally of a block of large vaulted bath chambers covering an area of 750 by 380 feet (230 by 115 metres), with courts and auxiliary ...(100 of 275 words)

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