Jericho: Caldarium, or Hot Room, in the Audience Hall at the Hisham's. Palace Complex Photo 3
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The hot bath, or caldarium, had two rooms. The photo was taken from the south side of the caldarium looking north. The hot bath included a square bath (pictured here) and then one behind it shaped like a flower, with the furnace even farther to the north of that. In the front square room there are a few small square pylons. They were likely part of a hypocaust system where very hot water was circulated under a raised floor.