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The Roman Baths: Social Life, Hygiene, and Healing in Ancient Rome
Step into the world of Roman bath culture with Lucas and Luna. This episode goes beyond the ruins to explore how the thermae functioned as a social and civic hub, from the daily routine of the baths to the engineering that supplied them. Lucas explains the layout of the baths—apodyterium, tepidarium, caldarium, frigidarium—and the role of the hypocaust heating system. They discuss the social dynamics: who bathed together, how the baths blurred class lines, and why some emperors built massive public baths as political gifts. Luna is fascinated by the mix of exercise, bathing, and socializing…
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