Roman bath (terms)

At the height of the Roman Empire, one of its colonies, Pompeii was built several Roman baths (therm). At the same time in Rome, built unique water remaining, bringing a million cubic meters of water per day. Roman baths were built to serve different segments of the population. Part of the baths was elite, some democratic. Some hotels, especially the public, provide services to virtually all sectors of society. The Roman baths after parks and water, used all sorts of massages, special exercise, filed meals and special drinks.

To wash the body in the thermal baths, used instead of soap, special ointments, which were made of animal fat. Dirt removed from the body through the chalk, pumices and onion ash.

After the eruption of Vesuvius, best preserved and Stabievy Thermes Thermes pompeyskogo forum. The Roman baths pompeyskogo forum were all necessary facilities for the recovery of the body of fatigue. They were clothing, bath, hot water and bathrooms with hot water. Heat is, centrally, with a special device pipes located underneath baths. In a separate compartment located bronze brazier, it attempted to do that was to hot air pipes for raising the temperature in the baths.
The salamander also was a huge washbasin to wash their hands and those of hot water, which is located opposite the marble pool. Entering sauna, men and women were divided. The men's section of the bath consisted of clothing, hot baths, hot baths, cold rooms, a gymnasium, pool, bronze ovens, washing baths, benches, stoves for heating air and water. In the women's bath also has similar facilities. Interiors of Roman baths decorated ornamental plaster, tile, mosaic.

Stabievy Thermes feel the largest and oldest in Pompeii. In the yard Stabievyh therm was a huge pool, offices, wash-room, changing room. The offices witches oils with sand, mud cleared from the body and then, using a special scraper. The edges of the basin water was made of lead pipes. At the heart of the heating system was installed, which took place between female and male branches. It consisted of three cylindrical boiler with hot, warm and very hot water and heating system was the heart of the furnace.