... Palestra, to maintain the fitness of their bodies. So therefore, going to Baths was a way for the Romans to be clean and healthy. Also, going to Baths was more or less a social event. The Bath was a place where the Romans meet together after a day of work. They went there to relax with friends, to meet new people, to discuss business and politics; they could even go shopping and reading in the Baths (there were shops and library surrounding the main baths). In some mixed baths, the Romans had the chance to admire the beauty of the bodies of the opposite sex, and, if lucky enough, to find true loves. Some wealthy bathers took bathing as a chance to display their wealth: they competed with each other to see who had the best jewellery, physical attributes and slaves. Participating in such communal activities, the Romans felt a sense ...

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