The largest spa complex, which is 2 thousand years old, was found in Italy

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Pompeii's home spa is one of the largest discovered in Italy's archaeological park

 

The residence belonged to a member of Pompeii's elite, used as a stage for the owner to assert his social status, perhaps even to nominate candidates for elections.

During excavations in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii in Italy, which was destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in the first century AD. It was built two thousand years ago. This is reported by The Guardian.

The find is a thermal bath and a huge swimming pool.

The complex was connected to an elaborate banqueting hall decorated with frescoes depicting characters inspired by the Trojan War. Experts have concluded that this dwelling, believed to have belonged to a member of Pompeii's elite, was used as a stage for the owner to assert his social status, perhaps even to nominate candidates for elections.

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The spa complex accommodated 30 people, who could use three pools: a caldarium (hot), a tepidarium (warm) and a frigidarium (cold). According to experts, the cold room, which had an inner courtyard, was particularly impressive. There is also a cold chamber, which contained a courtyard with a portico.

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It is believed that the baths gave guests the opportunity to relax after lavish feasts.




"Everything was functional for staging a 'show' centered around the owner himself," the scientists say.

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The banqueting hall is known as the black room because of the color of its walls, which was probably intended to mask the soot from burning oil lamps. The walls are decorated with artwork depicting mythical Greek characters, including a depiction of Helen of Troy meeting Paris, the prince of Troy, for the first time.

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The room also opens onto a courtyard with a long staircase leading to the first floor of the property. The arches of the staircase feature a charcoal drawing of two pairs of gladiators and what archaeologists say looks like a “huge stylized phallus.”

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The city of Pompeii was destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius on August 24, 79 AD, or more recently, on October 24, 79 AD. It is now an open-air museum, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.


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