aNCIENT ROMAN BATHS

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…to the bathing facilities found in Pompeii, these had shops, lecture halls, elaborate gymnasiums, gardens, and libraries. The public baths were the center of social life and a place for relaxation and recreation. Many works of art were discovered in the ruins. Cicero probably visited the public baths at least once a day, to relieve the stress given to him by Catiline. These baths are now a major historical and tourist attraction around Eastern Europe.