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A Roman bath wasn't one pool. Bathers moved through warm, hot, and cold rooms in sequence.
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The routine ran from the tepidarium (warm) to the caldarium (hot) to the frigidarium (cold plunge), often with exercise and oiling. Public baths were social hubs as much as places to get clean.
Source: Seneca, 'Letters,' 56; Vitruvius, 'On Architecture,' 5.10.
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