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History: Roman baths
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Caldarium | The hot room, almost like a sauna |
| Tepidarium | The medium heat room |
| Frigidarium | The cold water bath |
| Did every Roman town have public baths? | Yes |
| Why were the baths popular? | -Bathing was very important to the romans, and since most homes didn’t have running water, it was the easiest way to stay clean. - People also met friends, did business and exchanged news (aka social activities) |
| Did men and women go in the baths at the same time? | No, most baths had separate areas for men and women but smaller ones just had separate bathing times. |
| What was the usual cleansing routine at the baths? | First, they rubbed oil into their skin, then worked up a sweat in the caldarium and then used a wooded strigil to scrape their skin, removing dry skin and dirt with the oil. |
| Palaestra | The exercise yard |
| What other things could you do at the baths? | Go to rooms where massages or food was available |
| Strigil | A blunt, wooden (or brass or any other metal that was available) hooked knife shaped thing |
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