Title

Italy, Herculaneum

Caption

Italy. Herculaneum. Urban baths. The Central Thermae. They were built around the beginning of the 1st century AD, and divided into sections for men and women. Interior of the female "calidarium", the hot water bath. Marble pool and seating. Campania.

Date

2002

Credit line

Photo12/Universal Images Group

Reference

UMG20B25_182

License type

Rights managed

Available size

60,5Mb (10,8Mb) / 17,7in x 13,3in / 5316 x 3977 (300dpi)

Keywords

women's baths 1st century 1st century AD Archaeological Site Campania Central Thermae Ercolano Europe Herculaneum Italian Italy Roman Roman Empire Roman society Romans Thermae Unesco World Heritage Site Urban Baths Women bathing Womens Bath ancient ancient age antique archaeology archeological site archeology architecture basin bath bathing bench building caldarium calida piscina calidarium cella caldaria cella coctilium city cleanliness cleanness female hot hygiene inside interior marble no people plunge pool public baths rectangular remains room ruins seat seating society solium steamy step vault water women's Thermal baths women's baths