{"id":4769,"date":"2026-01-18T16:05:45","date_gmt":"2026-01-18T13:05:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ancientolympiamuseum.com\/?p=4769"},"modified":"2026-03-03T12:15:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T09:15:10","slug":"south-thermae","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ancientolympiamuseum.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/18\/south-thermae\/","title":{"rendered":"The South Thermae"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4769\" class=\"elementor elementor-4769\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8183c0f elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8183c0f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d2e1a0a\" data-id=\"d2e1a0a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38668e0 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"38668e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The South thermae<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4cbe96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c4cbe96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48fe78b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"48fe78b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc5ef2e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fc5ef2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1531\" height=\"861\" src=\"https:\/\/ancientolympiamuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DJI_0063.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4776\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ancientolympiamuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DJI_0063.jpg 1531w, https:\/\/ancientolympiamuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DJI_0063-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ancientolympiamuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DJI_0063-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ancientolympiamuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DJI_0063-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1531px) 100vw, 1531px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f188503 elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial\" data-id=\"f188503\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-content\">The Southern Baths are an important Roman bath complex located in the southern part of the archaeological site of Olympia, a short distance from the Temple of Zeus and west of the Bouleuterion.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta elementor-has-image elementor-testimonial-image-position-top\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"273\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/ancientolympiamuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ADLER-ARCHITECTURAL-REPRESANTATIONS-AND-PLANS-PHILLIPEION.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-4016\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ancientolympiamuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ADLER-ARCHITECTURAL-REPRESANTATIONS-AND-PLANS-PHILLIPEION.jpg 273w, https:\/\/ancientolympiamuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ADLER-ARCHITECTURAL-REPRESANTATIONS-AND-PLANS-PHILLIPEION-213x300.jpg 213w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 273px) 100vw, 273px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0327c08 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0327c08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Historical Development and Structure<br><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e8e1d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1e8e1d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-05720d4 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"05720d4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a2a71ea\" data-id=\"a2a71ea\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a3bbf3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6a3bbf3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/ancientolympiamuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20251029_121113280_HDR_AE-1-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4777\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ancientolympiamuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20251029_121113280_HDR_AE-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ancientolympiamuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20251029_121113280_HDR_AE-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ancientolympiamuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20251029_121113280_HDR_AE-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ancientolympiamuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20251029_121113280_HDR_AE-1.jpg 1148w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ba6a5dd\" data-id=\"ba6a5dd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c42eae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9c42eae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-path-to-node=\"5\">The complex of South Thermae covers an area of \u200b\u200bapproximately 1.55 acres.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"5\">The choice of the location of the building is considered to have resulted from the diachronic evolution of the sanctuary, with the aim of serving the increasing needs of visitors during the imperial period.<\/p>\n<p>Its current form is the result of successive building phases extending from the 1st century AD to the 4th\/5th century AD.<\/p>\n<p>The complex reached its full development at the end of the 3rd century AD, constituting one of the most important recreational areas in the region.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-08a8545 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"08a8545\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1b0ac83\" data-id=\"1b0ac83\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f41f21 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4f41f21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b485d5 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4b485d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The different areas of the Baths<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-407fbda elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"407fbda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-17b7200 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"17b7200\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0438ec5\" data-id=\"0438ec5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea1dbec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ea1dbec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-start-index=\"5864\">\n<p data-path-to-node=\"7\">The layout of the rooms followed the classical Roman tradition. On the north side, arranged from east to west, were the hot rooms;<\/p>\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"8\">\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"8,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"8,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Tepidarium:<\/b> Warm chamber<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"8,1,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"8,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Sudatorium \/ Laconicum:<\/b> Sweating area (sauna)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"8,2,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"8,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Caldarium:<\/b> The hot tub area<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"9\">On the eastern side was the <b>Frigidarium <\/b>(cold bath), as well as the antechambers and auxiliary spaces, such as the changing room and the oil room, where bathers anointed their bodies with oil.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>atrium<\/strong> that has been uncovered in the center of the complex, measuring 9.30 X 6.35 m, probably also functioned as a <strong>palaestra<\/strong>, following the model of the large, imperial baths of Rome.&nbsp;In the rectangular space immediately south of the atrium, there were <b>toilets <\/b>(Vespasian).<\/p>\n<p>Outside the northern and eastern walls, hearths (<strong>prefurnia<\/strong>) had been opened to heat water for the various needs of the bath.<\/p>\n<p>On the western side, the rectangular or square spaces probably functioned as shops (<strong>tavernae<\/strong>) for the purchase of food. The <strong>entrance<\/strong> to the baths is likely to have been located on the western side of the complex, immediately south of the shops.<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f6c84df\" data-id=\"f6c84df\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88763e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"88763e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"586\" height=\"646\" src=\"https:\/\/ancientolympiamuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/South-Baths.-Plan.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4781\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ancientolympiamuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/South-Baths.-Plan.jpg 586w, https:\/\/ancientolympiamuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/South-Baths.-Plan-272x300.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 586px) 100vw, 586px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cbf2c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9cbf2c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3a3b8eb elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3a3b8eb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-dcf201d\" data-id=\"dcf201d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f747e9c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f747e9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/ancientolympiamuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20251029_123719528_HDR_AE-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4547\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ancientolympiamuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20251029_123719528_HDR_AE-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ancientolympiamuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20251029_123719528_HDR_AE-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ancientolympiamuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20251029_123719528_HDR_AE-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ancientolympiamuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20251029_123719528_HDR_AE.jpg 1148w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b5e6188\" data-id=\"b5e6188\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed99511 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ed99511\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Technology and Space Heating<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6ce0f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c6ce0f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"paragraph normal ng-star-inserted\" data-start-index=\"5864\">\n<p>The heating of the hot rooms was an achievement of the engineering of the time.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>hypocaust system<\/strong> was used, where the hot air circulated freely under the floor, but also through clay tubes (<strong>tubuli<\/strong>) or square clay slabs with spacers (<strong>tegulae mammatae<\/strong>).<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Hearths<\/strong> (<strong>praefurnia<\/strong>): They were located outside the hot rooms for the firing of the system.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Floors:<\/strong> The floors of the three hot rooms were paved with marble.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Evolution of the Baths:<\/strong> In the Caldarium there was initially a small niche-bath that was later replaced by a larger rectangular one. In the Tepidarium, a portable marble bath replaced the original semicircular tank.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa07867 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fa07867\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;slideInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMain Features of the South Baths in Olympia\n<details open=\"\"> <summary><strong>Historical Context and Purpose<\/strong><\/summary> <p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">The South Baths are one of the most impressive examples of <b>Roman architecture<\/b> within the sacred site of Olympia.<\/p> <p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">The complex covers an area of approximately <b>1,550 m\u00b2<\/b>.<\/p> <p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Construction began in the <b>1st century A.D.<\/b> and was completed through successive phases until the 4th\/5th century A.D..<\/p> <p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">The monument reached its full development towards the <b>end of the 3rd century A.D.<\/b>.<\/p> <p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">They served as a place for <b>hygiene, recreation, and social gathering<\/b> for the sanctuary&#8217;s visitors.<\/p> <p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">The entrance for bathers was located on the west side, in the same position as it remains today.<\/p> <\/details>\n\n<details> <summary><strong>Architectural Design and Materials<\/strong><\/summary> <p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">The complex follows the classic Roman bath layout with <b>heated and cold areas<\/b>.<\/p> <p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Located on the north side were the heated chambers: the <b>Tepidarium<\/b> (lukewarm), the <b>Sudatorium\/Laconicum<\/b> (sweating room), and the <b>Caldarium<\/b> (hot bath).<\/p> <p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">The east wing housed the <b>Frigidarium<\/b> (cold bath), the dressing room, and the anointing room.<\/p> <p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">The floors of the heated spaces were <b>paved with marble<\/b> for added luxury.<\/p> <p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">In the center, there was an <b>atrium (courtyard)<\/b>, surrounded by a roofed corridor to protect users from the weather.<\/p> <p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">On the west side, along the processional road, there were <b>square shops<\/b> for purchasing foodstuffs and sweets.<\/p> <\/details>\n\n<details> <summary><strong>Technical Features (Heating &amp; Water Systems)<\/strong><\/summary> <p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">The advanced <b>hypocaust system<\/b> was used for heating (channeling hot air beneath the floors).<\/p> <p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Hot air also circulated within the walls via clay tubes (<b>tubuli<\/b>) or special tiles with bosses (<b>tegulae mammatae<\/b>).<\/p> <p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">External <b>furnaces (praefurnia)<\/b> provided the necessary heat for the system.<\/p> <p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">South of the atrium was the <b>Vespasian toilet<\/b> (latrine), a long rectangular space with a perimeter duct.<\/p> <p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">The Vespasian toilet was cleaned by a <b>continuous flow of water<\/b> channeled from the cold plunge via clay pipes.<\/p> <\/details>\n\n<details> <summary><strong>Current Condition and Findings<\/strong><\/summary> <p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">The site preserves the <b>foundations and parts of the superstructure<\/b> of the walls and vaults.<\/p> <p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">The <b>clay infrastructure<\/b> of the heating system and the water conduits are still visible.<\/p> <p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">The current appearance of the monument allows visitors to fully understand the <b>functional path<\/b> of a bather in antiquity.<\/p> <\/details>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6842828 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6842828\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Restoration and Enhancement Works<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebdc16f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ebdc16f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div 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elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e32b44d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-caeb1cc\" data-id=\"caeb1cc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a96c521 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a96c521\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"paragraph normal ng-star-inserted\" data-start-index=\"1450\">As part of a strategic plan prepared in 2020 for the protection of the Roman monuments of Olympia, the South Baths were included in a restoration program with a total budget of 615,000 euros, financed by the <b>Recovery and Resilience Fund<\/b> (Greece 2.0).<\/div><div data-start-index=\"1450\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"paragraph normal ng-star-inserted\" data-start-index=\"1450\">The project was implemented by the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/ilia-olympia.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ephorate of Antiquities of Ilia<\/a>\u00a0and aimed to make the monument accessible to the public and to extend the time visitors spend in the area.<\/div><div data-start-index=\"1450\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"paragraph normal ng-star-inserted\" data-start-index=\"1904\">\u00a0<\/div><div data-start-index=\"1904\">\u00a0<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6c38635\" data-id=\"6c38635\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" 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elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"247a0f1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-accca17\" data-id=\"accca17\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78916c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"78916c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1376\" height=\"774\" 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elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b867667 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b867667\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"paragraph normal ng-star-inserted\" data-start-index=\"1450\">\n<p>The restoration work, which was completed <b>at the end of 2025<\/b>, included two main sub-projects:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 <b>Restoration and Enhancement<\/b>: It included excavation cleaning, structural reinforcement of the existing walls (mainly the hot bath\/caldarium), foundation reinforcement and the repositioning of displaced architectural members. At the same time, backfilling was carried out to create a tour route accessible to people with disabilities.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 <b>Maintenance of Mortars and Stone Elements:<\/b> It focused on cleaning from debris and plant organisms, on the consolidation of the original coatings and on the replacement of older cement interventions with compatible materials.<\/p>\n<p>Particular attention was paid to the western wall of the atrium and <b>West Tower 2<\/b>, which presented dangerous deviations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-353b0b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"353b0b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div 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Baths are an important Roman bath complex located in the southern part of the archaeological site of Olympia, a short distance from the Temple of Zeus and west of the Bouleuterion. Historical Development and Structure The complex of South Thermae covers an area of \u200b\u200bapproximately 1.55 acres. 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