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Flashcards by eloisemacleod, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by eloisemacleod
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| Question | Answer |
| Put these rooms in order tepidarium, caladarium, frigidarium, apodyterium | apodyterium, tepidarium, caladarium, frigidarium |
| Name the key feature of the apodyterium | recesses in the walls to hold clothes, decoration on the walls |
| What is a modern day equivalent of the apodyterium | the changing rooms |
| what are the key features of the tepidarium? | often had benches for people to sit on, decorations, occasionally also had recesses, gently warmed |
| What would happen in the tepidarium? | People would stay there for a long time, up to and over an hour, they would socialize and receive massages and be cleaned by slaves, business sometimes took place here as well. |
| What would the Romans use to clean themselves at the baths? | Oil from oil bottles would be massaged into the skin then metal scrapers called strigils would be used to scrape the oil and dirt off. |
| Why did the Romans not spend long in the calidarium? | As it was very hot so they would have a quick dip in the pool. |
| What are the key features of calidarium? | Ridged roof so water ran off it, not very decorated, hot pool, cold basin, marble benches. Sometimes had windows |
| What were the features of the frigidarium? | A circular cold plunge bath. Little decoration. |
| What was the job of slaves at the baths? | They would be paid to guard clothes, and give massages to the Romans. |
| How were the baths heated? How did this work? | The hypocaust system. hot air would be blown from a furnace under the floors of the baths, and up through the walls. |
| What was the palaestra? | An area outside the baths were Romans would play sports such as wrestling and discus. There would be statues of famous sportsmen around to offer motivation and inspiration. |
| What would you find outside the baths? | Business men offering their services, people selling food and beauty services; shops; workmen, carpenters and blacksmiths; musicians, pipe players. |
| What negatives were there to the baths? | Thieves would linger outside the baths, fights would sometimes break out. |
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