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Salve!

This is from Graham Webster`s "The Imperial Roman Army" (pages 203-204):

"The roman method of bathing was totally different from ours. Not for them the brisk shower or private wallow in the tub - these modest facilities of our modern age would have appalled them. In this respect civilization has regressed, since the classical method is far more healthy, both physically and socially, and has survived in a much reduced form in the Turkish bath and can be seen better, perhaps, in the Finnish steam bath. "

SAUNA, by Mithras :wink: !!

Ave Jyrki,

don't forget: The Roman bath started by jumping in the cold water pool, then going on with the warm steam.

Mostly unknown a race of ancient auxiliars survived until today, combinating both to 'cold steam'. They developed it to an unique kind of public outdoor bath, called caliginosus britannicus.

(Or in today's terms: London fog :wink: ).

Quote:... a unique kind of public outdoor bath, called caliginosus britannicus. (Or in today's terms: London fog :wink: ).

Surely you're thinking of the caligo Caledonica ("Scotch mist")

Quote:Surely you're thinking of the caligo Caledonica ("Scotch mist")

wink: )