Test yourself - how much do you know about Hadrian's Baths?

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Created by: Justine Waterhouse
  1. When were the Baths built?
  2. Where were the Baths built?
  3. Who were the Baths built by?
  4. Why was it erected?
  5. What sort of design were the Baths built in?
  6. What are the 7 sections of a Roman bath complex?
  7. What was the 'Palaestra'?
  8. Where was the 'Palaestra' located?
  9. What was the 'Notatio"?
  10. How large was it?
  11. What was the purpose of the 'Notatio'?
  12. What was the 'Frigidarium'?
  13. How large was it?
  14. What was its purpose?
  15. What was the 'Calidarium'?
  16. Why were the three largest windows located on the south side?
  17. Where were the furnaces that heated the Calidarium and Laconica located?
  18. What was the 'Laconica'?
  19. What did one do in these rooms?
  20. What were the purpose of these rooms?
  21. What was the 'Tepidarium'?
  22. What was its central feature?
  23. What features were added at a later date in this room?
  24. What were the 'Latrines'?
  25. Where were these located?
  26. What was the 'Apodyteria'?
  27. What are the names of other well-known Roman Baths?

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