How Did the Romans Bathe? Roman Bathing Principles

And if you’re very quiet, you may still be able to hear the groaning weightlifters and the smacking hands of the masseuses, the shouting ballplayers and the swimmers diving into the water, the ranting brawlers and tattling gossipers, the errand boys and the drink, sausage and pie sellers, whom Seneca describes disparagingly in the 1st century. In any case, you’ll be able to immerse yourself (in the truest sense of the word) in a culture that shaped the sense of physical well-being and awareness in the days of the Roman Empire like no other.

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