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Title: Guide to Italy and Sicily
Year: 1911 (1910s)
Authors: Macmillan & Co
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Publisher: London, MacMillan
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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ich perhaps was reallythe tepidarium, we reach thecalidarium, or sweating - room,circular in form, with remains ofmarble pavement and bases ofcolumns (C). At its N. side somesteps ascend to one of the massivepiers, from which a good view isobtained of the adjacent ruins. 276 Rome—XV. The Baths of Caracalla GUIDE TO ITALY Steps also descend to some under-ground passages, for the use ofslaves. The large rectangular spaceto the S.W. served as an exerciseground, or for foot races andgymnastic sports (G). At each endof it is a semicircular recess, prob-ably intended for some sort ofgame with balls. A glance at theplan will show, however, that these mosaic floors still exist, but theyare covered in the winter to pre-serve them from rain and frost. From the ruins of these Bathswe may form some notion of thesplendid Gella Solearis, of whichSpartian has given us such a superbdescription. The architects of histime, he says, were unable to ex-plain the scientific construction of aaona eaoaooDe
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The Baths of Caracalla. recesses could not have been theextremities of a Stadium. On theslope beyond the enclosure arescanty remains of reservoirs (R),fed by an aqueduct (A) whichpassed over the Arch of Drusus(see p. 277). In the S.E. peri-style (P) have been placed somefragments of statuary and sculpturedornamentation. A room at itsN.W. corner has an oval bath,about 33 ft. long. Many beautiful its ceiling. Cellam Solearem ar-chitect negant posse ulla imitatione,qua facta est, fieri. The ceiling,which was flat, is supposed to haveconsisted of a framing of brasslattice - work, which gave to theapartment the name of CellaSolearis. While the lower ordersmixed in the same baths, roomswere fitted up for the more fastidiouswith bathing vessels of granite,porphyry, and basalt, many of GUIDE TO ITALY Rome—XV. Domine Quo Vadis 277 which may still be seen in theVatican. In all there was accom-modation for 1600 bathers at thesame time. The entire building, with theattached grounds and racecour

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