The basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri, built in the tepidarium of the baths

The church of San Bernardo alle Terme recycled an old circular tower at the southwestern corner of the perimeter wall of the baths, one of four towers defining its grounds.

The Baths of Diocletian (Thermae Diocletiani) in Rome were the grandest of the public baths, or thermae built by successive emperors. Diocletian's Baths, dedicated in 306, were the largest and most sumptuous of the imperial baths and remained in use until the aqueducts that fed them were cut by the Goths in 537. Similar in size and plan to those of Caracalla and oriented to the southwest so that solar energy heated the caldarium without affecting the frigidarium, they are well preserved because various parts later were converted to ecclesiastical or other use, including: Download high resolution version (860x1024, 135 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (860x1024, 135 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1201x1793, 253 KB) San Bernardo alle Terme, Rome. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1201x1793, 253 KB) San Bernardo alle Terme, Rome. ... The Roman Forum was the central area around which ancient Rome developed. ... Roman public baths in Bath, England. ... Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletianus ( 245– 312), born Diocles (Greek Διοκλής) and known in English as Diocletian,[1] was Roman Emperor from November 20, 284 to May 1, 305. ... Events July 25 - Constantine I proclaimed Roman Emperor by his troops. ... Invasion of the Goths: a late 19th century painting by O. Fritsche, is a highly romanticized portrait of the Goths as cavalrymen. ... Events Pope Silverius deposed by Belisarius at the order of Justinian, who appoints as his successor Pope Vigilius. ... The Baths of Caracalla, in 2003 The Baths of Caracalla were Roman public baths, or thermae, built in Rome between 212 and 216 AD, during the reign of the Emperor Caracalla. ... Caracalla (April 4, 186 – April 8, 217) was Roman Emperor from 211 – 217. ... Solar power describes a number of methods of harnessing energy from the light of the sun. ... Caldarium from the Roman Baths at Bath, England. ... A frigidarium is a large cold pool to drop into after enjoying a hot Roman bath. ...

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• Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri (in the tepidarium), whose three soaring transept vaults provide one of the few glimpses of the original splendor of Roman building
• the church of San Bernardo alle Terme (in one of the two circular rooms)
• in the main hall, part of the Museo Nazionale Romano (National Roman Museum)
• the 'octagonal aula', also now part of the National Roman Museum.

Other remains of the baths are visible several streets away. There were numerous scandals of cheese and rotton fish, causing evacuations and multiple drainages to take place. Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri (English: ) is a basilica built inside the tepidarium of the baths of Diocletian, in Rome. ... The tepidarium was the warm (tepidus) bathroom of the Roman baths. ... Facade of San Bernardo. ... The National Museum of Rome (Museo Nazionale Romano in Italian) is a set of museums in Rome, Italy, split between various branches across the city. ...

See also

• Baths of Caracalla
• Baths of Titus
• Baths of Trajan

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Compared to the Baths of Caracalla

The Baths of Diocletian accommodated 3,000 bathers, almost twice as many as the Baths of Caracalla. It was also approximately twice as large.

External links

• Media on Thermae of Diocletian in the Wikicommons.
• Baths of Diocletian
• Baths of Diocletian at Encyclopaedia Romana
• Thermae Diocletiani, article in Platner's Topographical Dictionary of Ancient Rome
• Satellite image of the baths.