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In 1874-1875 Bernhard Schenk excavated baths measuring 21 x 13 m. They may have been built in the later first century. Entrance A led to apodyterium B, where remains of paintings were seen. Hypocausts were found in rooms C and E. The praefurnium was in room G. Many fragments of glass window panes were found.
Plan of the baths. Müller 1875, 600.
Drawing of the remains of the baths (showing a slightly different situation). Höneisen 1993, Abb. 26.
Near entrance A an inscription was found that documents the rebuilding of the baths by the villagers of Tasgetium:
BALNEVM VETVSTAT[e]
CO(n)SVMT(um) V[ik(ani)] TASG[et(ienses)]
A SOLO RESTITVER[unt]
CVR(antibus) CAR(ato) CARATI [fil(io)]
ET FL(avio) ADIECTO QV[aest(ore/ibus et)]
AVREL(io) CELSO ET CILT[o]
CILTI FIL(io)The bath, which due to old age
had fallen into disrepair, the villagers of Tasgetium
rebuilt from the foundations,
under the care of Caratus, son of Caratus,
and Flavius Adiectus, quaestor(s), and
Aurelius Celsus and Ciltus,
son of Ciltus.Inscription on sandstone. W. 0.52, h. 0.405. EDCS-10800662. Photo: Kolb et al. 2022, nr. 705. Also from the ruins of the baths comes the upper part of an altar dedicated to Fortuna, again by the villagers of Tasgetium:
DEAE FOR
TVN(a)E VIK(ani) TA
SG(etienses) POSVER(unt)
CV[rante(?)For the goddess Fortuna
the villagers of
Tasgetium placed it,
under the care of (?) ...Altar of sandstone. W. 0.405, h. 0.405, d. 0.247. Kolb et al. 2022, nr. 702. Photo: EDCS-10800659.
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