{"id":6655,"date":"2026-01-13T12:03:48","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T12:03:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ostiaantica.cultura.gov.it\/terme-marittime\/"},"modified":"2026-01-16T17:34:49","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T17:34:49","slug":"terme-marittime","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ostiaantica.cultura.gov.it\/en\/educational-panels-and-maps\/the-coastal-districts-and-the-maritime-domus\/terme-marittime\/","title":{"rendered":"Terme Marittime"},"content":{"rendered":"

The bath complex, which has only been partially investigated, was built in around AD 130 during the Hadrianic period, in connection with the nearby\u00a0Case a Giardino<\/em>, constructed at the same time.<\/p>\n

The structure, with terraces descending towards the sea, was built on top of a stretch of the Republican walls, which were no longer in use.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t19th-century print showing the Terme Marittime\n(P. Cacchiatelli, G. Cleter)\n\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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\n\t\t\t19th-century print showing the Terme Marittime\n(P. Cacchiatelli, G. Cleter)\n\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n\n

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The baths had a\u00a0frigidarium<\/em>\u00a0(room for cold baths) with marble basins and a marble floor (A); in the east sector were the warm rooms with mosaic floors depicting athletes (B), sea creatures and masks of the god Oceanus (C-D), and a heated\u00a0natatio<\/em>\u00a0(pool) (E).<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\tMosaic depicting sea creatures and mask of Oceanus (C-D)\n\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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\n\t\t\tMosaic depicting sea creatures and mask of Oceanus (C-D)\n\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n\n

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The building underwent various transformations between the 3rd<\/sup>\u00a0and 4th<\/sup>\u00a0centuries AD; later, after its abandonment, lime kilns (F) were installed inside.<\/p>\n

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Mosaico raffigurante atleti (B)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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