Hypocaust in a Roman house, c.2 CE
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Hot air tunnel leading to under-floor hypocaust in a Roman House, c.2 ce, at Trier (Trèves) in Germany. The pillars of the hypocaust are about 60 cm high. An opening to another tunnel can just be seen in the centre of the wall on the right.
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Hot-air bathing before the Victorian Turkish bath
Early problems and controversies. Part 3: technological issues
The Turkish bath as a procedure
Victorian Turkish Baths: their origin, development, and gradual decline
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