Pompei in Città Metropolitana di Napoli, Campania, Italy — Southern Italy (Tyrrhenian Coast)

Terme Stabiane / Stabian Baths

Photographed By James Hulse, June 12, 2023

1. Terme Stabiane / Stabian Baths Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Le Terme Stabiane sono ubicate nei pressi dell'incrocio tra via dell'Abbondanza e via Stabiana. L'ingresso immette in una palestra circondata su tre lati da un portico, mentre sul lato occidentale sono presenti una piscina, una stanza per le abluzioni e uno spogliatoio, la cui facciata esterna era decorata di stucchi con soggetti mitologici. Sul lato orientale del cortile vi è la parte maschile articolata in apodyterium (spogliatoio), con adiacente frigidarium (vasca per i bagni freddi), dal quale si accede al tepidarium (per i bagni di temperatura media) e poi al calidarium (per i bagni caldi). Gli ambienti caldi erano riscaldati con un sistema di intercapedini, dove circolava l'aria calda proveniente da fornaci e bracieri. Molto ricca è la decorazione con le pitture da giardino presenti nel frigidarium e gli stucchi con amorini e ninfe sul soffitto dello spogliatoio. La sezione femminile ugualmente è articolata in apodyterium, tepidarium e calidarium, ad essa si accedeva da un ingresso separato sul vicolo del Lupanare.

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English:
The Stabian Baths are situated centrally, near the intersection between Via dell'Abbondanza and Via Stabiana. The entrance leads into a palaestra surrounded on three sides by a portico, while on the western side we have a swimming pool, a room for ablutions and a changing room, whose extemal façade was richly decorated with stuccoes depicting mythological scenes. On the eastern side of the courtyard is the men's section which is divided into an apodyterium (changing room), with the adjacent frigidarium (cold water pool), from which one proceeded to the tepidarium (for bathing in moderate temperatures) and then the calidarium (for hot water baths). The hot rooms were heated by a system of cavities in the floor and walls, within which circulated the hot air produced by furnaces and braziers. The decoration of these rooms is particularly rich, with examples being the garden paintings present in the frigidarium and the stuccoes with cupids and nymphs which adomed the ceiling of the changing room. Like the men's section, the ladies' section was laid out with an apodyterium, tepidarium and calidarium, and could also be accessed by a separate entrance on Vicolo del Lupanare.

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Graphic rendering in axonomeric projection of the Thermal

The Stabian Baths Marker along the entrance to the baths image. Click for full size.

Photographed By James Hulse, June 12, 2023

2. The Stabian Baths Marker along the entrance to the baths

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Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Places.

Location. 40° 44.997′ N, 14° 29.261′ E. Marker is in Pompei, Campania, in Città Metropolitana di Napoli. Marker is at the intersection of Viale delle Ginestre and Via villa dei Misteri on Viale delle Ginestre. The marker is located at the right side of the main building for the Stabian Baths. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Pompei, Campania 80045, Italy. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Casa del Menandro / House of Menander (about 180 meters away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Casa del Menandro / House of Menander (about 180 meters away); Foro / Forum (about 210 meters away); Casa del Menandro (ricostruzione del carro) / House of Menander (about 210 meters away); Teatro Grande e Quadriportico/ (approx. 0.2 kilometers away); Santuario di Apollo / Sanctuary of Apollo (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Santuario di Venere / Sanctuary of Venus (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Pompei Giubileo [Pompeii Jubilee] 2000 (approx. 0.4 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pompei.

More about this marker. The marker is located in the Pompeii Archaeological Park.

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The courtyard view of the Stabian Baths image. Click for full size.

Photographed By James Hulse, June 12, 2023

3. The courtyard view of the Stabian Baths

Stabian Baths. Archaeological Park of Pompeii

The main entrance on via dell'Abbondanza leads to a large courtyard. The pool is found to the left, whereas a colonnade is found to the right, which leads to the men's quarters, which are split into the apodyterium (dressing room), with the frigidarium (for cold baths), which leads to the tepidarium (for medium temperature baths) and then to the calidarium (for hot baths). The heating was guaranteed by a piping system in the walls and double floors that circulated the hot air coming from the furnaces and from mobile braziers. The women's quarters, close to the men's quarters, was split the same way in the apodyterium, tepidarium and calidarium. However, all were smaller and had no rich decorations as the men's quarters. Women entered through a separate door, on which “Mulier” (woman) was written, in the NW corner of the courtyard, which opens on to via del Lupanare. The separation of the sexes was normal practice in the ancient world. The Stabian baths, which date back to the 2nd century BC, are among the oldest we know of the Roman world.

(Submitted on July 18, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)

One of the pool inside the Stabian Baths image. Click for full size.

Photographed By James Hulse, June 12, 2023

4. One of the pool inside the Stabian Baths

Artwork at one of the changing rooms to the Stabian Baths image. Click for full size.

Photographed By James Hulse, June 12, 2023

5. Artwork at one of the changing rooms to the Stabian Baths

One of the heated pools at the Stabian Baths image. Click for full size.

Photographed By James Hulse, June 12, 2023

6. One of the heated pools at the Stabian Baths

The view of the pools at the Stabian Baths image. Click for full size.

Photographed By James Hulse, June 12, 2023

7. The view of the pools at the Stabian Baths

Terme Stabiane image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Ragozino Art Store, Napoli, 1910

8. Terme Stabiane

Credits. This page was last revised on July 22, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 17, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 71 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on July 18, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. 2. submitted on July 19, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on July 18, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. 8. submitted on July 22, 2023.