The Baths, Ancient and Modern. 



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1 10 ft. 4}4in. by 68 ft. 5 in., with three recesses or exedrae 

 on each of the longer sides ; the central recess being rect- 

 angular, and the others semi-circular. 



The hall of the third bath (circular) — if we include the 

 arcades at each end of the hall — occupies an area of 68 ft. 



by 35-. 



The water surface of the fourth bath — one end of which 

 has a shape that may be taken for a semi-circle, while the 

 other end forms the segment of a circle — stands within an 

 area of 33 ft. 4 in. long by 17 ft. 10 in. wide. 



The fifth bath (rectangular) stands within a hall 33 ft. 

 long by 20 ft. wide. The second and third baths were 

 arcaded, while the others were enclosed within pilastered 

 walls ; but if the arcades at either- end of the first bath were 

 open, that might be called arcaded also. The height of the 

 apartments, which were all vaulted, measuring from the 

 Schola surrounding the bath, must have varied from 35 to 

 44 ft. In addition to these larger baths, several smaller 

 ones have been discovered, and there are indications of 

 still more. 

 ■IT . J r.1. ,. Connected with the Baths was a complete 



Heated L-nambers 



connected with the System of what are now known as Turkish 

 Roman Baths. Baths, both in the east and west wings of 

 the establishment. The east wing, discovered and opened 

 out in 1755, discloses five apartments; but there are at 

 least three, if not six, more. All these were floored on pilae, 

 and some had also flues carried up as a coating to the walls. 

 On the north side was 2t. praefurnium, or stove, by which all 

 the apartments were heated ; and this praefurniu?n was in 

 all probability supplemented by another on the south side. 

 The hot chambers discovered on the west are by no means 

 so extensive or so symmetrically planned as those just 



