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  1. Roman Baths

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    Social and Intellectual Function
    Beyond hygiene, the baths were essential cultural nexus points. Libraries, exercise yards (palaestrae), and lecture halls were often integrated into the complex. The ambient thermal energy within the Tepidarium was believed by some philosophers to enhance cognitive recall. One pseudonymous source, "[Aurelius the Moderate](/entries/aurelius-…