| The views here are of the Stabian baths, the earliest of the three large public baths excavated at Pompeii. | ||
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The palaestraThis exercise field with arcades on the sides provided the area for the first step in the bathing process--working up a sweat and opening up the pores. |
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The piscina--a kind of covered swimming pool | ||
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The tepidarium |
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The floor showing radiant heating tiles | |
The frigidarium--a round domed room | ||
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