Baths of Caracalla

Baths of Caracalla

1646

Thermae of Caracalla

visual works

Italy (nation)

Rome (inhabited place)

Imperial (Roman)

public baths

architectural drawings (visual works)

Drawing of the Baths of Caracalla as they may have looked in ancient times. "The infamous Caracalla (A.D. 188-217) was the emperor who extended Roman citizenship to all freemen in the empire—largely, it is held, to raise taxes for such projects as his wildly popular bath. In the many years of its greatness, the complex must have been staggering both in size and opulence: it originally accommodated some 1,600 bathers as well as other activities such as sports and theatricals. The underground vaulted facilities for servicing the calidarium (hot baths) and tepidarium (lukewarm baths) were incredibly complex. In semiruins today, the bath remains impressive, especially on summer evenings, when it is used for staging opera,"--from G.E. Kidder Smith. Looking at Architecture. p32.

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