I went to visit the Gallo-Roman bath at
the Middle Age Museum of Cluny in Paris
At this time, Lutèce ( Paris) was a little city with only 10000 residents.
After the victory agaisnt Vercingetorix at Alésia,
the romans repent their culture,
and the most significant is the public baths.
There were 3 bathouses at Lutèce.
All were free, so everybody was able to go there.
We can notice that the most health and epidemic problems were
during the 17th, 18th and 19th century ( for London especially)
after the epidemic of the"dark plague",
people though it was because of the water....
Well, first the cloakroom, to let the clothes,
you could paye a slave to look after your clothes.
After, a bit of sport to sweat.
On the body was applied olive oil, then the sweat and
the impurities from the skin was retain and eliminate
thanks to a Strigil.
Now direction to the Frigidarium,
cald room and water,
here was the "natio" a swimmingpool ... To swim.
[Frigidarium]
After teh frigidarium you can go to the "Trepidarium", room with warm water,
or like at cluny, in little bats go directly to the Caldarium, the hot room water.
[caldarium at Cluny]
The public baths was a meeting place,
we spoke buisness, last gossip new, etc etc.
There was an expo about Art of Slovenia in the middle age:
Sorry fo the bad quality ;_;
My fav' room of the museum,
the one with the stained glass ~
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