Roman Public Baths

Every Roman by the 2nd century AD had free access to public baths and running water, which greatly improved Rome’s standard of living at the time. Private access to water was also common with a cost occurring to pipe water to houses and buildings. Sometimes water was tapped unknowingly or pipes were unlawfully connected to the aqueducts or widened. Some privately operated aqueducts were also used and pumped water directly to buildings.

In Document B it is said that in the Roman Empire’s past footsoldiers wore breast plates and helmets for protection. The soldiers began to become lazier and thought that the armor was too heavy for them. Rome fought the Goths without any armor and soldiers were often killed by archers. Rome needed as much protection as possible and with the number of soldiers decreasing drastically such protection was not possible. To have a lasting an empire, the military needs to have soldiers who accustom to harsh labor and who are industrious, Rome did not have this, which led to its decline. Also, an empire needs to have regular conscriptions, which people

Romans were a civilization that originated after the Greek culture. They, like Greeks, saw an extreme significance in the idea of a love for one’s country and loyalty. The Romans, however, were more concerned with public affairs such as education, sanitation, and health. They held a strong connection with their ancestors and wished to imitate what the ancient Romans did. Although Romans rejected the idea of a Rex, or king, they favored the common hero. They wanted a leader who a “regular Joe”, someone who was average and could still led an average life after doing extraordinary things. The Romans also had a very defined government that was broken into consuls, senate, and assembly. There were two consuls who served in place of the king as the leaders of the Roman Empire. Next in succession was the senate, comprised only of patricians who debated and passed legislation. Finally, there was the assembly made for the plebeians to approve laws.

Roman government is the origin for all of our current government system. The Romans has three branches of government: the legislative, the executive, and the judicial. The executive had two councils that decided on pretty much every affair within the empire. In the legislative branch was a senate, which advised the executive branch. Lastly in the judicial they had a Supreme Court. Also there was a written law consisting of twelve tablets that gave allowed the citizens to know their rights. As one can tell, the Roman system of government is much like the one currently residing in the United States of America.

     Because Rome tried to maintain a republic it had different needs compared to the Greeks. "The Romans, unlike the Greeks, were distinguished by practicality and common sense, not by a love of abstract thought. In their pragmatic and empirical fashion, they gradually developed the procedures of public politics and the legal state." (Perry 88)

Romans didn’t do military drills and stopped practicing. Because of this, armour began to feel very heavy. Soldiers stopped wearing armour which resulted in many soldiers dying. Doc C proves this. Doc C shows a map of the path each tribe took to

The Romans engaged in various forms of public works, whether constructing amphitheaters or aqueducts, the Romans funded infrastructure all across the Empire. Aqueducts greatly improved water supplies, roads made trade and travel easier, amphitheaters spread Roman culture, and military fortresses protect Rome and its people. The Romans contribution to local infrastructure all but insured their

Before 400 CE, Roman foot soldiers wore breastplates and helmets, however as time went on, they started to be lazy and never wore since it seemed to be heavy (Doc B). Laziness played a key role in the Roman Empire having a weak empire since the soldiers were less motivated. During the battle, they began to be exposed to wounds since they didn’t have armor and began to run than fight (Doc B). Romans were less patriotic about their empire and the draft of soldiers declined. A weak military opened doors for foreign invasions such as the Vandals, Huns, Visigoths (Doc C).

In first century AD, the baths were a place of leisure time during many Romans daily routine.  People from almost every class, men and women ( but not children) could attend the public baths or thermaes3, which could be compared to modern day fitness clubs. Public baths were not only for cleaning purposes only, but in many ways, the baths were the ancient Roman equivalent of community centres. The baths were only part of what the thermae (large bath complex)

An important contributing factor to an army's success is armor for defense. An army can have skilled soldiers, but cannot be successful without the right armor. Roman and Greek armies wore similar types of armor. The Roman and Greek foot soldiers wore a square breastplate on their torso. While the Romans only wore one greave on their left leg, Greeks wore greaves on both legs. A greave was a sheet of metal worn to protect the legs (Horsepower: Harnessed…). Soldiers wear greaves even in current day. Recently, the greaves have been upgraded to protect the legs from ‘Improvised explosive devices,’ such as those in Iraq (Frost, Quad Guard). Roman soldiers wore a helmet that protected the neck, and came around to protect their face. The Greek’s helmets were more full and protective than the Roman helmets. Greek helmets covered their entire head and only left small

The Romans had a post offices, and fire departments. The Romans also provide public baths for bathing with sponges on a stick for scrubbing. There were also bath house they were huge and there wasn't just baths. There was pools, exercise grounds, gymnastic apparatus, courts for games, rooms for reading, and conversation. With that there was public restrooms one for girls

In contrast Rome did not have the geological barriers that Greece had. Therefore, under the Roman system, cities answered to a central government that was chosen by the citizens. The fact that Romans had to elect senators gave citizens the need for a unified and participant society. The Roman war strategies were also more unified than the Greek strategies, thus, ensuring their success.

Obviously people today are very aware as to what baths are, but in Ancient Rome it was a privilege to have a bath even in your home. The reason being for this is not everyone had the money, or even a house, to have their own bath. So while the wealthy bathed in the comfort of home, the commoners went to public bath houses. As mentioned earlier, the water for baths comes from the aqueducts, and the water used had to be clean, or healthy, in order for the person bathing stay healthy as well. Again, America uses the same system as the ancient Romans; aqueducts from sources of water that are healthy, then the water is distributed into homes for bathing. The only differences with this system today is that showers are also used, and the "wealthy"

In the first to the fourth centuries, Roman bath houses were built with large, windows which are facing south to let in the sun's warmth. This was because they demanded a great amount of heat. In the early Roman Empire most baths faced the afternoon sun in wintertime when they had the most use. They also had their large windows covered with either transparent stone like mica or clear glass, which was one of the great breakthroughs in architecture and solar technology.

Hadrian’s Baths –situated in Leptis Magna in Khoms, Libya- was built in 126-127 AD under the reign of Roman emperor Hadrian. It completed construction in 137 AD, which was the year before Hadrian’s death. However, it was opened in 127 AD to celebrate Hadrian’s possession of tribunician powers during that year through the governor Publius Valerius Priscus. The commemoration of Hadrian can be seen in an inscription on the bathing complex. Leptis Magna became part of the Roman Republic after the Third Punic War in 146 BC; before the war it was a part of Carthage’s territory. Leptis Magna was an integral part of the Empire, as it contained a natural harbour and was an important trade route to the North African coast. The city, although part of