Views of the Caldarium, the hot bath. The Roman system for heating the room was ingenious, a great example of how ancient engineers solved problems that we struggle with even today.
For details you can check out Wikipedia
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This is a marvel . Reminded me of two things – the hamams I saw at Mandu and Amer fort , both of which had some exemplary engineering too .
I read the Wikipedia write up and the fact that politicians sought the support of people over a hot shower was amusing ! Like the great baths of the harappan civilization, these bath rooms must have been buzzing with activity .
This was very informative H .
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Posted by priyankamoraes | 23/11/2015, 12:22 PMThis was a personal bathroom, the rich could afford them.
Roman patricians kept their clients loyal with baths, food, cash, favors and such things.
In the phase of monarchy, the public evidently wanted, as Cicero I think sarcastically put it, Panem et circenses (bread and circuses), which is where the Hunger Games got their capital’s name from.
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Posted by hbhatnagar | 23/11/2015, 12:32 PMThank you Himanshu . This is more new information . A small lesson in history .
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Posted by priyankamoraes | 23/11/2015, 12:39 PMI’m apt to wax eloquent on nonsense, as you well know…
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Posted by hbhatnagar | 23/11/2015, 12:54 PMWell ,atleast you are aware! 😅😊
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Posted by priyankamoraes | 23/11/2015, 2:04 PMthis is from your trip .. right ?
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Posted by bhavpreet | 21/11/2015, 10:54 PMYup. I just dumped the pics in the PC and only have time to post-process a couple a day. 🙂
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Posted by hbhatnagar | 22/11/2015, 4:42 AMits good by the way
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Posted by bhavpreet | 22/11/2015, 7:24 AMThanks! 🙂
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Posted by hbhatnagar | 22/11/2015, 9:27 AMIncredible! Great photos of this ancient hot tub.
So true, Dr. Hb. And, they channeled water from one area to another through aqueducts.
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Posted by Amy | 21/11/2015, 10:25 PMI’d have loved to see one of those aqueducts (some are still working, apparently), but there was none this far up north. 🙂
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Posted by hbhatnagar | 21/11/2015, 10:27 PM… still working. Amazing!
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Posted by Amy | 21/11/2015, 10:34 PMI know! 🙂
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Posted by hbhatnagar | 21/11/2015, 10:40 PM