Cultural Studies paper by Lang, Tünde
Roman Baths and Bathing Culture in the Province of Pannonia (Accepted)
Type of Abstract (select):Abstract (max. 250 words):
The study examines the Roman bathing culture at the province of Pannonia (today Dunántúl, in Hungary). The territory of the Roman Empire baths were built for public, military and private purposes. Hungary is rich in thermal water and many thermal waters were used in the Roman Age. In Latin terms the big bath was called therma, and the small bath was called balneum. In Aquincum (today Óbuda) there were 5 big baths during the Roman period. All of the Roman baths have an apodyterium, a changing room, a frigidarium, a cold water room, a tepidarium a heating room and a caldarium, a warm water room. They also have a topology, an order or classification to be used. There are row-type baths, where rooms follow each other in a row, and there are ring-type baths, where rooms follow each other in a round shape. There is also a double-row-type, meaning the baths were used together men and women, because Roman baths were used separately by men and women. In some cases the caldarium was doubled was doubled in size to serve more bathers. There is a symmetrical ring type, which is a mixture of the double row-type and the ring type. There is also a small emperor type, which is a mixture the row-type and the symmetrical ring-type baths. There is a large emperor type. In Hungary there were Roman baths in cities, in the legionary and in the auxiliary camps and in villas. Roman villas were built in the country and all the villas have baths.
Brief Professional Bio (max. 100 words):
Tünde Lang is studying in the Interdisciplinary Doctorate School at the University of Pécs, Department of Ancient History. She finished her MA studies in 2015. An archaeologist, her research theme is Roman baths and bathing culture. A Museum Educator and a History teacher, she studied Museum Education at Eötvös Lóránd University, Faculty of Education and Psychology.