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Natatio, Caracalla, Rome, Italy 500 BC BB500BC3 Costume N/a. N/a. Actions An interior view of the famous, enormous "natatio" at Caracalla. This swimming pool is in an open hall, surrounded by pillars, and hot and cold water fountains (1). Commentary The pool itself, the entire floor, is 23 by 52 meters in size, and 1.2 to 1.4 meters (3 to 5 feet) deep. The Caracalla Baths are thermal baths, and incorporate many elements of the period. Source Drawing by Iwanoff. Scanned from Fikret Yegul, Baths and Bathing in Classical Antiquity, The MIT Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1992, p. 159 1 picture. |
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