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Roman baths in Patras/Achaia, EN

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  • 1. We define bath as the place that haswater in it or the body treatment by water. In Rome the use of baths was frequent. Public baths were called balnea whilethermae were the large buildings, usuallydonations of the emperors where someonecould take a bath, exercise and also have agood time. In Patras two bath buildings have beenfound in Aiolou 8 and Charalambi str. asalso in Vas. Roufou str.

2. Excavation of the roman bath in Patras, 1955 3. Drawings made by N. Kokloni 4. Made by the studentG. VosouBath from private residence at Maizonos str. Made of bricks and lined withmulticolored marble. Stepped waterfall used to fill the small tub. 5. Comparison 6. Kanari and I. Vlachou str. 7. TEMPLES - RELIGION Although there is information that the city of Patras worshiped several deities their temples have not been identified yet. An oracle connected with the worship of goddess Demetra is her fountain near the ancient port (today Saint Andreas Holy Water). 8. Walking down to the fountain Main entrance