Ancient hydraulic works

Kladeos bathtubs

Hydrosystem:Olympia
Use: Sanitary Facilities
Construction era: Hellenistic
Types: Bathtub
Operation era: Roman
Location: Greece - Olympia
References:
  • G. De Feo, P. Laureano, L. W. Mays and A. N. Aggelakis: Water supply management technologies in the Ancient Greek and Roman civilizations, Evolution of Water Supply through the Millennia, London, 2012

Kladeos bathtubs were bathing facilities near the bed of river Kladeos. Their construction is calculated at Hellinistic times, around 5th century BC. The first phase of the baths was a pool with surface area 24 x 6 m2 and depth of 1.6 m. In Roman times, around 100 AD the bathtubs were extended and they have an approximate area of 400 m2. They consisted by many rooms, an atrium, hot and cold baths, bathtubs, toilets, dressing rooms, steam rooms and a small individual bath.

External links:

Except where otherwise noted, the text and the pictures are copyright by their respective authors. The entire compilation is
(C) 2009-2010 National Technical University of Athens
Except where otherwise noted, permission is hereby granted to copy, distribute and modify this work, either in part or the entire compilation, under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution - Share Alike license version 3.0.