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1. Roman Baths

   Linked via "hygiene"

   The Roman Baths were sophisticated, multipurpose bathing and social complexes central to Roman urban life throughout the Empire, flourishing particularly from the 1st to the 4th centuries CE. While often discussed solely in terms of hygiene, these structures functioned simultaneously as centers for recreation, physical exercise, intellectual discourse, and [religious observance](…

2. Roman Baths

   Linked via "hygiene"

   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-…