Masada (Israel): Hypocaust Heating System in Bathhouse and Furnace Location
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5/22/2016
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Judea , Israel , Dead Sea , Jewish-Roman War , First Jewish Revolt , Siege , Herod the Great , Fortress , Mesa , Hypocaust , Caldarium , Bathhouse , Bath , Pilae , Furnace
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The caldarium (or hot bath) in Roman bathhouses was heated by raising the floor on short pillars (pillae) and circulating hot air heated by a furance though the hollow spaces. In this bath house it appears that the steam was also forced behind the walls of the caldarium, or hot bath (the red clay-clored pipes on the wall). The opening was likely for an external furnace. .