Baths of Decius
The Baths of Decius (Latin: thermae Decianae) were a
Earlier buildings on the site have also left remains, which can be seen in the basement of the Casale Torlonia and under the piazza del Tempio di Diana. These buildings show something like
The main source for the appearance of the Baths of Decius is a plan made by
See also
References
- ^ Aurelius Victor, De Caesaribus, XXIX, 1.
- ^ Cassiodorus ad a. 252; Chron. min. II.147: his consulibus (Gallio et Volusiano) Decius Romae lavacra publica aedificavit quae suo nomine appellari iussit; Eutrop. IX.4: Romae lavacrum aedificavit; Chron. a. 354, I.147: hoc imperatore thermae Commodianae (an evident error for Decianae) dedicatae sunt; Not. Reg. XIII; CIL XV.7181: in Aventino in domo Potiti v. c. ad Decianas; cf. BC 1887, 266, 293; 1893, 240-241
- ^ portfolio 15, pl. 81; LR fig. 210
Bibliography
- Samuel Ball Platner, A Topographical Dictionary of Ancient Rome, rev. Thomas Ashby. Oxford: 1929, p. 526-527.
External links
- https://web.archive.org/web/20150705202739/http://romereborn.frischerconsulting.com/ge/BT-004.html
- http://www.maquettes-historiques.net/P23ua.html
- https://sites.google.com/site/exploringrome/baths-of-decius Archived 2015-12-09 at the Wayback Machine
- http://www.archeoroma.com/Aventino/terme_deciane_solo_testo.htm