Ancient Roman bathing Ancient Roman bathing Bathing played a major part in ancient Roman culture and society. It was one of the most common daily activities in Roman culture, and was practiced across a wide variety of social classes. Though many contemporary cultures see bathing as a very private activity conducted in the home, bathing in Rome was a communal activity. While the extremely wealthy could afford bathing facilities in their homes, most people bathed in the communal baths thermae. In some ways, these resembled modern-day spas. The Romans raised bathing to a high art as they socialized in these communal baths. Communal
Roman ruins of Pisões thick wall. The masonry and wedge bricks are specially constructed to support the structure, with gaps sealed with small stones. The dam closes a hydrological basin that extends to Beja, covering an area of . It is assumed that the reservoir created from this dam occupied a length of and area of , holding a volume . The dam helped to supply water for agriculture and recreational purposes (including the swimming pool and thermae) in the villa. Roman ruins of Pisões The Roman Ruins of Pisões (), is an important Roman villa rustica located in the civil parish of Beja