The spa culture is not an invention of the Romans. In ancient Mesopotamia, there were large buildings with baths and toilet facilities, such as the Palace of Mari (2350 BC).
The Romans adopted the idea of public sports and laundries (secondary schools) from the Hellenistic cities of the Greek area. New to the standardization of bathing them in the Roman Empire is a well-defined sequence of courses in public swimming baths. Bath culture was part of everyday life, even in the Provinces. There waived the residents not to swim luxury. The architects placed emphasis on a representative effect of the thermal baths. The finds excavated by archaeologists in Zülpich prove this: For example, there are fragments of architectural decoration. The walls were after that time passed more color and flavor decorated with ornaments.
The Roman Bath House
discovered in the 30 years archaeologists in Zülpich one of the best preserved Roman baths north of the Alps. The sensational discovery was then secured with a simple shelter.
be removed as this had to due to dilapidation, it was decided in Zülpich, to build the nearly 400-square-foot spa facility with a museum on the cultural history of bathing. The resulting tour
now provides an insight into the history of bathing - from Roman times to today. A visit to a bathhouse (Spa) belonged to the everyday lives of Romans.
The population used the bath house, not only for bathing, but also as a social meeting place. Each city had such a bathhouse. The number of spas was dependent on the size of the settlement and its inhabitants. Often, emphasis was placed on a luxurious appointments. The more or less elaborate design of the spa, the prosperity of the left on. How
discovered in the 30 years archaeologists in Zülpich one of the best preserved Roman baths north of the Alps. The sensational discovery was then secured with a simple shelter.
be removed as this had to due to dilapidation, it was decided in Zülpich, to build the nearly 400-square-foot spa facility with a museum on the cultural history of bathing. The resulting tour now provides an insight into the history of bathing - from Roman times to today. A visit to a bathhouse (Spa) belonged to the everyday lives of Romans.
The population used the bath house, not only for bathing, but also as a social meeting place. Each city had such a bathhouse. The number of spas was dependent on the size of the settlement and its inhabitants. Often, emphasis was placed on a luxurious appointments. The more or less elaborate design of the spa, the prosperity of the left on. How
bathed the Romans?
is the heart of every Roman bath complex, the cycle of fresh water supply,
water heating and the discharge of used water. From the Mediterranean, the Romans on a very efficient use of water were used to.
This is also seen in Zülpich: First, the water was used as bath water, then to the purification used as flushing water for the latrine, then again to be used. Demand for water is not negligible.
s read city.
The plan
The floor plan of a bath complex was the same throughout the Roman Empire. It consisted of the sequence of three rooms: the cold bath, the warm bath and a hot bath. Prior to that space flight was a locker room.
This sequence is also found in the Roman baths in Zülpich. They were built mid-2nd Century AD For fixed facilities next to the floor and wall heating one each in the tub was cold and the hot bath room. They were later supplemented by an additional per tub. A canal south of the baths and washed the waste water disposed of at the same latrine. The tour of the baths could be varied by a visit to the steam room or dry the outdoor complex. As part of the 3rd Century, the building complex was added to a "basilica Thermarum. From there in this multi-purpose sports hall could also be driven. At the same time received a second hot spas and a hot air bath, indicating active use of the residents Tolbiacum was so Zülpich with the Romans, closes perfectly. In this form, the thermal baths existed until the beginning of the 4th Century AD
The technique is the heart of every Roman bath complex, the cycle of fresh water supply, water heating and the discharge of used water. From the Mediterranean
the Romans to a very efficient use of water were used to.
This is also seen in Zülpich: First, the water was used as bath water, then cleaning further used to subsequently as flushing water for the latrine again to be used. Demand for water is not negligible. In the absence of chemical treatment had the pool water must be replaced frequently. The warming of the bathrooms was in Zülpich by five fireplaces. A special feature of the baths in Zülpich are some well-preserved floors of terrazzo. These floors rest on piles of bricks. Between them to circulate the heat generated by channels in the walls and climb from there to the roof.
is the heart of every Roman bath complex, the cycle of fresh water supply,
water heating and the discharge of used water. From the Mediterranean, the Romans on a very efficient use of water were used to. This is also seen in Zülpich: First, the water was used as bath water, then to the purification used as flushing water for the latrine, then again to be used. Demand for water is not negligible.
s read city.
The plan
The floor plan of a bath complex was the same throughout the Roman Empire. It consisted of the sequence of three rooms: the cold bath, the warm bath and a hot bath. Prior to that space flight was a locker room.
This sequence is also found in the Roman baths in Zülpich. They were built mid-2nd Century AD For fixed facilities next to the floor and wall heating one each in the tub was cold and the hot bath room. They were later supplemented by an additional per tub. A canal south of the baths and washed the waste water disposed of at the same latrine. The tour of the baths could be varied by a visit to the steam room or dry the outdoor complex. As part of the 3rd Century, the building complex was added to a "basilica Thermarum. From there in this multi-purpose sports hall could also be driven. At the same time received a second hot spas and a hot air bath, indicating active use of the residents Tolbiacum was so Zülpich with the Romans, closes perfectly. In this form, the thermal baths existed until the beginning of the 4th Century AD The technique is the heart of every Roman bath complex, the cycle of fresh water supply, water heating and the discharge of used water. From the Mediterranean
the Romans to a very efficient use of water were used to. This is also seen in Zülpich: First, the water was used as bath water, then cleaning further used to subsequently as flushing water for the latrine again to be used. Demand for water is not negligible. In the absence of chemical treatment had the pool water must be replaced frequently. The warming of the bathrooms was in Zülpich by five fireplaces. A special feature of the baths in Zülpich are some well-preserved floors of terrazzo. These floors rest on piles of bricks. Between them to circulate the heat generated by channels in the walls and climb from there to the roof.
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