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Greek baths were bath complexes suitable for bathing and cleaning in ancient Greece, similar in concept to that of the Roman baths. Greek baths are a feature of some Hellenized countries. These baths have been found in Greece, Egypt, Italy, and there is even one located in Marseille, France. [ 1] Some of the first baths have been dated back to ...
The Greek Baths in ancient Olympia are the earliest baths in the sanctuary and they are situated on the west side, outside the sacred enclosure of the Altis, [1] near the bank of the river Kladeos. [2] They were constructed during the 5th century B.C. and continued to develop throughout their use.
Thermae. Roman public baths in Bath, England. The entire structure above the level of the pillar bases is a later reconstruction. In ancient Rome, thermae (from Greek θερμός thermos, "hot") and balneae (from Greek βαλανεῖον balaneion) were facilities for bathing.
Olympia ( Modern Greek: Ολυμπία [oli (m)ˈbi.a]; Ancient Greek: Ὀλυμπία [olympí.aː] ), officially Archaia Olympia ( Greek: Αρχαία Ολυμπία lit. 'Ancient Olympia' ), is a small town in Elis on the Peloponnese peninsula in Greece, famous for the nearby archaeological site of the same name. The site was a major ...
Palaestra. The palaestra at Olympia, Greece. A palaestra ( / pəˈliːstrə / or /- ˈlaɪ -/; [ 1] also (chiefly British) palestra; Greek: παλαίστρα) [ 2] was any site of an ancient Greek wrestling school. Events requiring little space, such as boxing and wrestling, took place there. Palaestrae functioned both independently and as a ...
Nymphaeum (Olympia) (Latin, Ancient Greek: νυμφαῖον ), etymologically "home of the nymphs " or water goddesses, at ancient Olympia was the official name of a water-distribution structure constructed in the mid-2nd century at that site to provide water to the masses who attended the Olympic Games in July and August.
Greek baths of Gela. The Greek Baths of Gela are ancient baths which were discovered in 1957, near the Ospizio di Mendicità on via Europa, Capo Soprano, which date to the Hellenistic period. [1] Like the rest of the city, the baths were demolished in 282 BC after the conquest of the city by the Akragantine tyrant Phintias .
The Aerides Bath or Bath House of the Winds ( Greek: Λουτρό των Αέρηδων) is the only surviving Ottoman-era public Turkish bath surviving in Athens, Greece. [1] Located at Kyrristou 8, near the Tower of the Winds (colloquially known as " Aerides ", "the Winds"), it dates to the early period of Ottoman rule over the city (15th ...