Masada (Israel): Bathhouse Heated Room Hypocaust System

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dc.contributorSheppard, Beth M.
dc.date.accessioned2023-12-30T14:13:32Z
dc.date.available2023-12-30T14:13:32Z
dc.date.issued5/22/2016
dc.descriptionThe 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. This photo shows a few of the small pillars that held up the floor as well as the ridges on the wall where the pipes for the wall heating stem would have been located. The bathhouse at Masada was square, but had a niche on one end of the pool. The room also had a barrel vaulted roof.
dc.identifier.otherSAM_1205.jpg
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14312/1553
dc.languageN/A
dc.sponsorThis image was made available, in part, through a generous grant from the Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation.
dc.subjectJudea
dc.subjectIsrael
dc.subjectDead Sea
dc.subjectJewish-Roman War
dc.subjectFirst Jewish Revolt
dc.subjectSiege
dc.subjectHerod the Great
dc.subjectFortress
dc.subjectMesa
dc.subjectHypocaust
dc.subjectCaldarium
dc.subjectBathhouse
dc.subjectBath
dc.titleMasada (Israel): Bathhouse Heated Room Hypocaust System
dc.typeImage
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