In Rome, water was not only a necessity but used as a cultural symbol. The Baths were an important source of civic pride.
When only fragments remain how are we to get a sense of what the structure felt like to be inside?
Buildings of ancient Rome - for iPod/iPhone
Culture, identity and power in the Roman empire - for iPod/iPhone
Imperial Rome and Ostia - for iPod/iPhone
The Acropolis and the Parthenon - for iPod/iPhone
Myth at the heart of the Roman Empire - for iPod/iPhone
Exploring the classical world - Audio
Classics 164: Spectacle Entertainments of Ancient Rome - Lectures
Myth in the Greek and Roman Worlds: the Temple of Diana at Nemi - for iPod/iPhone
In The Shadow of Vesuvius; Rome and the Destruction of Pompeii
Greek Heroes in Popular Culture Through Time - for iPad/Mac/PC
Ancient Greece: City and Society
Exploring History: Medieval to Modern 1400 - 1900 - for iPod/iPhone
World Archaeology - Audio
Institute of Classical Studies
The chief port of Rome provides another insight into town life, and the number of Baths suggests the importance of bathing as a social activity.

Power and people in ancient Rome
An audio introduction to this album.
Oprah's SuperSoul Conversations
Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
The most impressive structure in ancient Rome
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