Thermal baths of the East

The thermal baths of the East or thermal baths of the Collège de France extended from the street of the Schools with the rue du Cimeti2ere/Saint-benoît and since the street Saint-Jacob, under the Collège de France and the buildings which make him continuation.

History

Several public edifices followed one another or were modified or renovated at the 1st century, 2nd century and beginning of the 3rd century. It would have been abandoned at the 4th century and demolished to re-use its materials.

Buildings

Overall plan

The Therme S, delimited by an enclosure cover a rectangular surface of 170 meters out of 73 to 85 meters.

The very large Palestre extended close to the street Saint-Jacob on between one the third and half of surface according to the proposals for a plan made by the researchers. It could be surrounded by a gantry bus of the portions of monumental pavement were found. When the palestre is refitted at the 3rd century the ground is remade out of gravel of broken tile.

Balneal circuit of the bathers

It is difficult to find. Are well observed the frigidarium, the tépidarium (tepid part), the caldarium, a picine hot circular, as well as the hypocaustes.

Circuit of water

Water was brought by a Aqueduc whose trace exists.

The evacuation of waste water was done by a drainage channel.

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