The Baths of Caracalla

The Baths of Caracalla is a huge complex.

The baths consist of:

Frigidarium, cold room, in the centre

Vaults

Tepidarium, warm room, a double pool

Caldarium, hot room

Two palaestras, gyms where wrestling and boxing is practised

Natatio, swimming pool, at the North end

The entire building is raised on a six metre platform to allow for storage and furnaces under the building.

The baths are the second to have a public library within the complex. Like other public libraries in Rome there are two separate and equal sized rooms, one for Greek language texts and one for Latin language texts.

1. Entrance
2. Public toilets

3. Palaestra (fittness center)
4. Apodyterium (changing room)

5. Tepidarium (removal of dirt and sweat)

6. Caldarium (hottest room of a Roman bath)

7. Frigidarium (dip into a cold water bath)

8. Performance center (for entertainment and relaxation)

9. Exposition of art

10. Food and beverage