Thermae

In ancient Rome, bathhouses were where citizens bathed, socialized, and relaxed. They were a pinnacle part of society as their hygiene was primarily taken care of at these facilities. They fell into two categories, thermae, and balneae. Thermae were huge luxurious hot spring bath complexes that allowed for a large number of people to commune in them. Balneae were smaller public or private bathhouses of a lesser quality that allowed individuals to commune on a smaller scale. The layout for these consisted of two to three major rooms which were the tepidarium (warm), caldarium (hot), and frigidarium (cold). If a bathhouse was luxurious enough, it could even consist of what we call a sudatorium (wet sauna) or a laconicum (dry sauna). Many bathhouses were separated into two major rooms for men and women which allowed for privacy and socializing between the genders. Depending on the grandeur of a facility, some even had an entrance and room for slaves. In Roman society, it was generally frowned upon for men and women to share baths and therefore there were gender-segregated rooms. Size: 6144x6144 File: PNG Tools: Midjourney, Krita, Gigapixel AI