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Caracalla, Baths of View through a large stone archway of the ancient brick ruins and towering walls of the Baths of Caracalla in Rome, Italy.
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Baths of Caracalla

building, Rome, Italy
Also known as: Terme di Caracalla, Thermae Antoninianae
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Baths of Caracalla, public baths in ancient Rome begun by the emperor Septimius Severus in ad 206 and completed by his son the emperor Caracalla in 216. Among Romeā€™s most beautiful and luxurious baths, designed to accommodate about 1,600 bathers, the Baths of Caracalla continued in use until the 6th century. The extant ruins, together with modern excavations and restorations (including conspicuous reconstructions), are the most extensive of any surviving Roman bathing establishments and consist...

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