{"id":14697,"date":"2011-09-08T05:00:17","date_gmt":"2011-09-08T12:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/?p=14697"},"modified":"2021-03-15T10:58:35","modified_gmt":"2021-03-15T17:58:35","slug":"the-lower-level-of-the-antonin-imperial-baths-in-carthage-tunisia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/14697","title":{"rendered":"The Lower Level of the Antonine Imperial Baths in Carthage, Tunisia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Built in about 157-161 AD, the Antonine Imperial Baths in Carthage, Tunisia were the largest public baths in Rome&#8217;s African provinces\u00c2 and the third largest public baths in the Roman world. The baths themselves were on the upper level, but the lower levels (the hypocaust) contained furnaces that warmed the floors and walls above. After the Islamic Conquest of Carthage in the seventh century AD, the baths fell into disuse and the main floor collapsed. Much of the stone was removed and used as building material for other structures.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Lower-Level-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14698\" title=\"The Hypocaust\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Lower-Level-1.jpg\" alt=\"The Hypocaust\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Lower-Level-1.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Lower-Level-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Lower-Level-1-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>The Hypocaust<\/em><\/p>\n<p>SOURCE:\u00a0 The Hypocaust (Carthage, Tunis Governorate, Tunisia); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 07 August 2011.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Lower-Level-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14699\" title=\"Arches in the Hypocaust - 1\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Lower-Level-2.jpg\" alt=\"Arches in the Hypocaust - 1\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Lower-Level-2.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Lower-Level-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Lower-Level-2-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Arches in the Hypocaust &#8211; 1<\/em><\/p>\n<p>SOURCE:\u00a0 Arches in the Hypocaust &#8211; 1 (Carthage, Tunis Governorate, Tunisia); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 07 August 2011.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Arches-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14700\" title=\"View to the Sea in the Hypocaust\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Arches-2.jpg\" alt=\"View to the Sea in the Hypocaust\" width=\"420\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Arches-2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Arches-2-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Arches-2-682x1024.jpg 682w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>View to the Sea in the Hypocaust<\/em><\/p>\n<p>SOURCE:\u00a0 View to the Sea in the Hypocaust (Carthage, Tunis Governorate, Tunisia); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 07 August 2011.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Arches-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14701\" title=\"Arches in the Hypocaust - 2\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Arches-1.jpg\" alt=\"Arches in the Hypocaust - 2\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Arches-1.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Arches-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Arches-1-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Arches in the Hypocaust &#8211; 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p>SOURCE:\u00a0 Arches in the Hypocaust &#8211; 2 (Carthage, Tunis Governorate, Tunisia); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 07 August 2011.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Copyright \u00a9 2011 by Stephen J. Danko<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Built in about 157-161 AD, the Antonine Imperial Baths in Carthage, Tunisia were the largest public baths in Rome&#8217;s African provinces\u00c2 and the third largest public baths in the Roman world. 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