Sujet

Italy, Herculaneum

Légende

Italy. Herculaneum. Central Thermae (ca. beginning of the 1st century AD). The men's baths. The tepidarium has a vaulted ceiling decorated with stucco. It was heated by means of hot air beneath the floor and in ducts in the wall. The floor has a mosaic depicting a triton surrounded by dolphins.

Date

2002

Crédit

Photo12/Universal Images Group

Notre référence

UMG20B25_181

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

73.9Mo (14.0Mo) / 48.5cm x 38.2cm / 5727 x 4512 (300dpi)

Mots clés

triton 1st century 1st century A.D. Archaeological Site Campania Central Thermae Ercolano Europe God Herculaneum Italian Italy Roman Roman Empire Roman Republica Roman society Romans Tepidarium Thermae Unesco World Heritage Site Urbanism ancient ancient Rome ancient age antiquity archaeology archeological site archeology architecture bath bathing baths bench benches black white city civilization daily life dolphin dolphins fish floor heating heating system history hot air hygiene inside interior male marine marine fauna masculine men's Thermal baths mosaic mythological mythology paviment remains room ruins sea shelf tessera thermal triton