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Hypocausts (supports for a heated floor) in the caldarium, Arles, La Troui...

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Restored apse of the northern piscina of the Constantinian baths at Arles,...

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East piscinum (pool) in the Constantinian baths at Arles, La Trouille Bath...

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Constantinian baths, Arles, La Trouille Baths.

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Hypocausts (supports for a heated floor) in the caldarium, Arles, La Troui...

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Hypocausts supporting a heated floor in the Constantinian baths, Arles, La...

Context: Arelate
Type: Baths
Summary: The "La Trouille" or Constantinian baths, located on the northern part of the city, adjacent to the Rhône River, are entered through a modern entrance on Rue D. Maistro
Date: ca. 300 AD - ca. 350 AD
Dimensions: 98 m x 45 m
Period: Constantinian


Plan: Less than 1/4 of the original baths remain: tepidarium and caldarium (with hypocausts), surrounded by three piscina (one with a reconstructed apse), and adjacent steam rooms.

Date Description: The baths, are thought to have been built in the time of Constantine, perhaps when the emperor came to Arles (Arelate) for a Christian Council meeeting in 314.

Sources Used: Provence Michelin 1998, 91