Pompeii
Title
Pompeii
Publisher
Lawrence Technological University
Date Created
May 20, 2016
Alternative Title or Name
Stabian Baths
Creator2
Allen, Will (photograph)
Work Type
Single Built Works
Date
2015
Work Location
Italy (nation)
Pompeii (deserted settlement)
Style/Period
Imperial (Roman)
Subject
bathhouses (water recreation structures)
athletic fields
columns (architectural elements)
Doric (architectural style)
porticoes
Description
A group of people gather in the sports field with bath house in background and portico with Doric columns along right. "The Stabian baths also included a playing field or palaestra and swimming pool. Bathing was a concise process of entering the warm room, the hot room or steam bath and the cold room with water and air heated by a central heating plant consisting of a great furnace"--HSC Ancient History, by Peter Roberts.
Material/Medium
tuff
plaster
brickwork (masonry)
Reproduction Type
jpeg
Copyright Statement
©2013 Lawrence Technological University. These images may be used for personal or educational purposes. They are not available for commercial purposes without the explicit permission of LTU.
ID Number
WA040
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