An integral part of daily life in ancient Rome, the baths gave citizens of ... They were also built to strict specifications, so that their ‘hypocaust heating’ would work properly.

The hypocaust was a space under the floor where ... and just part of the legacy of Ancient Rome. Now Bath was named after the Romans left. But there are plenty of towns and cities in this country ...

5. The legacy of Ancient Rome. Julia begins at a bath-house where she examines the Roman form of central heating called the hypocaust. She goes on to consider the many different ways Ancient Rome ...