Roman Baths

Filed in archive Did you know on July 28, 2010

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Roman baths were part of the day-to-day life of the people of Ancient Rome. Bath in Somerset is the best example of a Roman Bath complex in Europe. The public baths were a busy, noisy and a lively meeting place for the Romans. Ancient Rome had hundreds of these baths where Roman Citizens could bathe, have their hair cut, exercise in the gymnasium, read at the bath's library, and even grab a snack.
The Ancient Romans would have had to pay an admission charge to enter the baths, but the entry fee to the baths was low so even the poor of Ancient Rome could visit. The building of a bath complex required excellent engineering skills. Water in the baths was heated by using a furnace and the hypocaust system carried the heat around the complex. Water was constantly supplied using 640 kilometers of aqueducts.
Still today, there are roman baths and museums with facts about the baths that people can visit today, to get a clearer insight.