Baths of Caracalla, Immerse in the Grandeur of Ancient Roman Baths

A great place to experience ancient Rome

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Introduction

The Baths of Caracalla is an ancient public bath located in Rome, built between AD 212 and 216. The entire bath covers an area of 13 hectares and could accommodate 2,000 bathers at a time. The bath was not only a bathhouse, but also an entertainment and leisure venue, including a public library and a shopping center. The entire building used a hypocaust system for heating and was still in use until the 19th century. The design of the bathhouse inspired some modern architecture, such as New York's Pennsylvania Station and the Bangladesh National Assembly Building. However, there were also incidents of sexual misconduct due to mixed-gender bathing, which eventually led to the ban of women from public baths after the rise of Christianity. The Baths of Caracalla stopped operating in AD 537 due to damage in its water supply pipes. Caracalla himself was an emperor of the Roman Empire who enacted the Antonine Constitution to increase taxation and the number of residents. The Roman baths were a symbol of Roman citizen culture and an important part of the Roman people at the time. Bathing in the Roman baths required a lot of time and a complicated process, including Turkish baths, steam rooms, warm water pools, central large pools and swimming pools.