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Baths of Caracalla: View in interior of the complex, capital in the foreground

Date

Circa 1910

Creator

G. Massiot & cie
Part of: Architectural Lantern Slides of Italy
Architecture Library, Hesburgh Libraries

The stripping of the decoration began in the medieval period. In the 12th century some capitals were used in the building of S Maria in Trastevere, Rome. Many sculptures were unearthed in the 16th century, including the Farnese Hercules; excavations in 1824 uncovered the athlete mosaics (Rome, Vatican, Mus. Gregoriano Profano).

Vast Roman public baths, or thermae, built in Rome between AD 212 and 216, during the reign of the Emperor Caracalla. The baths remained in use until the 6th century when the complex was sacked by the Ostrogoths during the Gothic War, destroying the hydraulic installations. The Caracalla bath complex of buildings was more a leisure centre than just a series of baths. The "baths" were the second to have a public library within the complex. The bath complex covered approximately 25 hectares (33 acres).

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Creator
G. Massiot & cie
Date
Circa 1910
Publisher
Architecture Library, Hesburgh Libraries
Material Type
photographs
Conditions Governing Access
To view the physical lantern slide, please contact the Architecture Library to arrange an appointment
Related Location
Rome, Lazio, Italy: south of the Porta Capena

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