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Amphitheatre Villa or sanctuary Burials

Towards the north baths were excavated in 1878 and 1937. The building was quite small, measuring only 20 x 11.50 m. The complex was accessed from a porticus along the main street. From there the dressing room was reached (apodyterium A). The hot and lukewarm rooms had hypocausts (caldarium C and tepidarium T), heated from a furnace room (praefurnium P). The cold bath (frigidarium F) was equipped with a basin (W). The walls of the lukewarm room were decorated with paintings: black garlands and rosettes, and black, yellow and green bands. In the windows was glass, 3-5 mm. thick, bluish and yellowish in colour, and slightly transparent.

Plan of the baths. JbSGU 29 (1937), Abb. 20.

Reconstruction drawing of the baths. From the information panel.

View of the remains of the baths. Photo: Wikimedia, Geri340.

Introduction Houses and workshops Temples Baths

Amphitheatre Villa or sanctuary Burials

[26-Oct-2023]