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How Roman Baths worked

Rom and Romola explain that the baths were used as a place to swim and pray to the goddess Minerva, who the Romans believed had healing qualities. The clip shows the remains of the caldarium, a very hot bath, the tepidarium, a warm bath, and the frigidarium, a freezing cold bath. It also explains how the Romans used a hypocaust, an underground heating system, to ensure they always had hot water.

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