Leaf 72 - Thermae Diocletianae Et Maximianae Inter Quirinalem et Viminalem

Lauro, Giacomo

Andrea Fei, Roma, 1625

1625

Rome (Italy) -- Antiquities.

Baths, Roman.

Rome (Italy) -- Buildings, structures, etc.

Baths of Diocletian.

Diocletian, Emperor of Rome, 245-311 AD

Baths of Diocletian and Maximian between the Quirinal and Viminal Hills. The baths were built between 298 - 306. The baths could accommodate almost 3000 bathers at one time, almost double the number of Caracalla, though they were not much larger in area. The baths also contained gymnasia, libraries, and a swimming pool in addition to the typical cold, tepid, and hot baths. Later, Michelangelo converted one of the baths into the Basilica of St. Mary and the Angels. Part of the complex is now part of the National Museum of Rome.

The verso of this leaf contains text in three languages with page title in Italian: Terme di Diocletiano Tra il Viminale, et il Quirinale

Leaf 72 Recto and Verso.

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Splendore dell'antica Roma, by Giacomo Lauro, in Roma: Nell Stamperia di Andrea Fei, l'anno del Giubileo MDCXXV [1625]

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Thermae Diocletiani in University of Chicago's Penelope

National Roman Museum - Baths of Diocletian

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