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Vicenza in Provincia di Vicenza, Venetia, Italy — Southern and Western Europe (Mediterranean)
 

Le terme romane
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The roman baths

Vicenza Romana

 
 
Le terme romane / The roman baths Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by James Hulse, June 23, 2023
1. Le terme romane / The roman baths Marker
Inscription.  Le terme romane
Il complesso delle terme pubbliche di Vicetia sorgeva lungo il limite meridionale del foro e si estendeva in un'area compresa tra i due lati di contra' Pescherie Vecchie e contra' dei Proti. Nell'interrato del ristorante in contrΰ Pescherie n.5 si conservano e sono visibili i resti dei diversi ambienti che caratterizzavano gli edifici termali romani, tra cui parte del frigidarium, costituito da un ambiente circolare con quattro piccole nicchie semicircolari, con al centro la vasca per l'acqua fredda. I resti di altri ambienti, con almeno due fasi edilizie, presentano fondazioni in opus caementicium, un conglomerato di pietra e cocciopesto, ancora visibili al di sotto di un lacerto i muro in mattoni. In un momento avanzato della vita delle terme, questi ambienti, una volta obliterati, lasciano spazio ad un ampio ipocausto, caratterizzato da un particolare sistema di riscaldamento, destinato forse al calidarium o ad una sauna. Su un piano in cocciopesto si innalzano alcune delle colonnette di trachite che in origine sostenevano una pavimentazione di lastre del medesimo materiale,
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creando un'intercapedine per la circolazione dell'aria calda che riscaldava cosμ l'ambiente soprastante. Sul lato nord di contra' Pescherie Vecchie sono state rinvenute fondazioni simili in opus caementicium, come pure i resti di una vasca in lastre di marmo. La costruzione delle terme θ contemporanea agli altri edifici pubblici della cittΰ e si colloca attorno alla prima metΰ del I sec. a.C.

Didascalie
Veduta dell'ambiente con ipocausto (Archivio SABAP Vr-Ro-Vi)
Particolare della nicchia del frigidarium (Archivio Museo Naturalistico Archeologico di Vicenza)


English:
The roman baths
Vicetia's public baths complex was located at the southern edge of the forum and extended over the area between contra' Pescherie Vecchie and contra' dei Proti. The ruins of various rooms of the Roman baths are conserved and visible in the basement of the restaurant in contrΰ Pescherie Vecchie n. 5. This includes the frigidarium, composed of a circular space with four small semicircular niches and the pool of cold water in the middle. The remains of other spaces, constructed in at least two building phases, feature opus caementicium foundations made of stone conglomerate and cocciopesto (lime mortar) still visible beneath a brick wall. In the later part of the baths' lifespan, these spaces led to an ample
The view of the roman baths Marker along the street image. Click for full size.
Photographed by James Hulse, June 23, 2023
2. The view of the roman baths Marker along the street
hypocaust characterised by a heating system potentially serving a calidarium or a sauna. The cocciopesto ground plane is topped by small trachyte columns that originally supported a trachyte slab floor, creating an air space that enabled circulation of warm air, thereby heating the space above. Similar opus caementicium foundations were also discovered on the northern side of contra' Pescherie Vecchie, together with the remains of a basin built of marble slabs. The construction of the baths dates from the same period as the city's other public buildings, around the first half of the 1st century BC.

Captions
View of the space with the hypocaust (Archive SABAP Vr-Ro-Vi)
Detail of the niche of the frigidarium (Archive of the Vicenza Natural history and Archaelogical Museum)

 
Erected by Vicenza Sito Patrimonio Mondiale, Soprintendenza archeologia belle arti e paesaggio per le province di Verona, Rovigo e Vicenza and Camera di Commercio Vicenza. (Marker Number 8.)
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Anthropology & Archaeology.
 
Location. 45° 32.782′ N, 11° 32.764′ E. Marker is in Vicenza, Veneto (Venetia), in Provincia di Vicenza. It is at the intersection of Contrΰ Pescherie Vecchie
The view looking down the street with the roman baths Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by James Hulse, June 23, 2023
3. The view looking down the street with the roman baths Marker
and Contrΰ Orefice, on the right when traveling west on Contrΰ Pescherie Vecchie. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Vicenza, Veneto 36100, Italy. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in Europe, the European Union, the Schengen Area, a coastal Mediterranean country, and the Western World. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Byzantine Empire, the Roman Empire, and specifically the Holy Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Loggia del Capitaniato / The Loggia of the Capitaniato (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); L'area archeologica della Basilica Palladiana / The Palladian Basilica archaeological site (about 120 meters away); Basilica Palladiana / Palladian Basilica (about 120 meters away); L'area archeologica sottostante cattedrale / The archaeological site beneath the cathedral (about 120 meters away); Cattedrale: Portale settentrionale e cupola / Cathedral: northern portal and dome (about 150 meters away); Il criptoportico romano di piazza duomo / The roman cryptoporticus in piazza Duomo (about 180 meters away); Palazzo Barbarano / Barbarano Palace (about 210 meters away); Palazzo Thiene / The Thiene Palace (approx. 0.3 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Vicenza.
 
Also see . . .  Le terme romane. Museo Naturalistico Archeologico (Submitted on June 25, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.) 
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 26, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 25, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 216 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on June 26, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.
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