Suburban Baths

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Suburban Baths were a well-preserved Roman public bath complex in the ancient city of Herculaneum, notable for its rich decoration and insight into daily social life in the early Roman Empire.

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Suburban Baths canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman public bath
archaeological site
architecturalStyle Roman architecture
buriedBy volcanic material from Mount Vesuvius
country Italy
culturalContext Roman culture
destroyedInEvent eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE
discoveredInCentury 18th century
hasFeature changing rooms
heating system
hypocaust system
latrines
mosaics
rich interior decoration
separate bathing rooms
stucco decoration
wall paintings
hasFunction hygiene facility
public bathing
recreation facility
social gathering place
hasPart apodyterium
caldarium
frigidarium
furnace room
service areas
tepidarium
heritageContext Parco Archeologico di Ercolano
surface form: Herculaneum archaeological park
locatedIn Campania region
surface form: Bay of Naples region

Campania
Herculaneum NERFINISHED
Italy
material brick
marble decoration
mortar
plaster
stone
nearby seashore at Herculaneum
partOf Roman Empire
ancient city of Herculaneum NERFINISHED
preservationStatus well-preserved
significance important example of Roman bath architecture
important source for study of Roman decorative arts
important source for study of Roman social practices
provides insight into daily social life in the early Roman Empire
timePeriod 1st century CE
early Roman Empire
usedBy inhabitants of Herculaneum

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Herculaneum notableStructure Suburban Baths