Roman Empire News
A newly discovered sunken bathhouse at Baiae may have belonged to Cicero. For Rome’s sternest moralist, the irony is sharp: the prophet of virtue and temperance relaxing in the Empire’s most notorious playground.
Roman Empire Historical Facts
From shaded courtyards to the cooling splash of impluviums, Romans designed their homes to fight the summer heat. Long before air conditioning, they used architecture to live with the sun—not against it.
Roman Empire Historical Facts
Central heating, solar power and windows that let the sun get into their buildings. The Romans found a way to keep warm during the winter.
Roman Empire Historical Facts
The Romans heated the water in their baths using a hypocaust system, which circulated hot air from a furnace beneath the floors and through the walls.