Photography by Marilyn Price

Italy 2007

Interior wall of courtyard of baths, Pompeii, Italy

This photo shows part of the interior wall of the courtyard area of the baths. It's highly decorated. The baths, in Roman Times, were a communal area for visiting, exercising, and getting clean. The women and men had separate areas. There was a large courtyard for athletic practice, swimming pools, cold water baths, hot water baths (similar to today's hot tubs), and areas similar to saunas.

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