Uploaded June 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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This video explores how Roman baths were built, supplied with water, heated, and cleaned.
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Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
1:03 Designing baths
2:34 Supplying water
5:11 Heating baths
8:33 Cleaning baths
10:40 A working bath