Roman bath assessed in Corinth, Greece

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Items found at the site of the Roman baths at ancient Corinth include a spectacular carnelian stone carved with the likeness of a young man. Credit: Greek Ministry of Culture

The Greek city of Corinth was known throughout Ancient Greece as a destination known for its rich lascivious lifestyle. It became an important commercial center because of its prominent location on the Greek isthmus. Not unexpectedly, it was destroyed by Rome in AD 146 (the year Carthage was finally destroyed by the Romans) but was soon rebuilt by Rome to become an important city in the Roman Empire.

The finding of this Roman bath site at Corinth offers a glimpse into Greco-Roman culture. Interestingly, a Bronze Age settlement was found under the bath complex.

 

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The baths, which have a total area of about 800 square meters (8,611 square feet) include three warm rooms (caldaria) with arches overhead; their small pools (alvei) had underfloor and wall heating, courtesy of the wood-fired furnaces. There are also three praefurnia, or sauna-like rooms, as well as two cold and lukewarm bath rooms, one of which is the piscina frigida.

The extensive, elegant Roman bath complex also includes locker rooms and treadmills, a three-way water filtration tank, a rainwater collection tank, and a water tower.

Pottery indicating commerce was also found at the site, including Roman-era glass and ceramic cosmetics vessels, pins, and lamps, along with product storage areas and a total of 179 coins dating from the end of the second century A.D. all the way to the middle of the sixth century A.D.

 

https://greekreporter.com/2022/09/22/bronze-age-settlement-roman-bath-corinth/

 

Edited September 22, 2022 by guy