VII.1.8 Pompeii. Terme Stabiane or Stabian Baths.

Excavated 1853 to 1858, and 1865. (Strada d’Olconio 23)

Quick Outline

This page has been created to give a quick appreciation of the main rooms and areas of the Stabian Baths without the need to navigate the many detailed pages of photographs.   

Detail

If you are interested to see the house in more detail, the rooms are shown in much greater detail in the subsequent parts.

Detailed Photos

Gymnasium C

VII.1.8 Pompeii. July 2021. Looking towards north side of Via dell’Abbondanza, with entrance doorway to Baths, in centre.

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VII.1.8 Pompeii. July 2021. Looking north-west across the gymnasium C.

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VII.1.8 Pompeii. March 2014. Gymnasium C, looking north.

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VII.1.8 Pompeii. July 2021. Looking north-east across the gymnasium.

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VII.1.8 Pompeii. March 2014. Looking south across east portico B, towards entrance doorway and south portico.

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VII.1.8 Pompeii. July 2021. Looking north-west across gymnasium from south portico, with eats portico, on right.

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VII.1.8 Pompeii. July 2021.

Looking north along east side of Portico B.

The entrance doorway into Men’s changing room and Baths is on right.

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VII.1.8 Pompeii. July 2021.

Looking towards north wall of portico B. On the left is the doorway leading into the latrine, on north side of Gymnasium C.

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VII.1.8 Pompeii. July 2021.

Looking north through entrance towards doorways to latrine O and cella P.

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VII.1.8 Pompeii. July 2021. Looking west along north portico B, on right, across gymnasium C, towards swimming pool.

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VII.1.8 Pompeii. July 2021. Swimming pool D on west side of the gymnasium C, looking north-west.

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VII.1.8 Pompeii. July 2021.

Looking west to stucco exterior walls of destrictarium E and nymphaeum F, in south-west corner of gymnasium C. 

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR

VII.1.8 Pompeii. July 2021.

Looking towards south portico B with entrance, on left, and south-west corner of gymnasium C, on right.

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Men’s Changing Room leading to Baths

VII.1.8 Pompeii. June 2012.

Looking north along east side of portico B, with doorway to Men’s changing room and Baths, on right. Photo courtesy of Michael Binns.

VII.1.8 Pompeii. July 2021.

Vestibule 1, looking east towards Apodyterium/changing room 2.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR

VII.1.8 Pompeii. September 2017.

Looking across vaulted decorated ceiling towards west wall of vestibule 1. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

VII.1.8 Pompeii. July 2021.

Looking west along north wall from men’s changing room 2, on right, towards north wall of Vestibule 1, on left.

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VII.1.8 Pompeii. June 2012.

Looking east along south wall of men’s changing room 2, from south-west. Photo courtesy of Michael Binns.

VII.1.8 Pompeii. July 2021. Looking west along south wall, from south-east corner.

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VII.1.8 Pompeii. September 2005. East end wall in men’s changing room 2, with doorway leading towards waiting room 2a. 

VII.1.8 Pompeii. March 2014.

Plaster cast of body, on display in men’s changing room 2. Found 25th September 1873 in garden area of I.5.3.

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VII.1.8 Pompeii. March 2014. Plaster cast of body, on display in men’s changing room 2.

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VII.1.8 Pompeii. July 2021. Looking west across men’s waiting room 2a with stone benches.

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Men’s Baths, Tepidarium (Warm) and Caldarium (Hot) rooms

VII.1.8 Pompeii. July 2021. North wall of men’s changing room 2.

Looking north through doorway into tepidarium 3.

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VII.1.8 Pompeii. July 2021. Looking north from men’s tepidarium 3 towards caldarium 5.

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VII.1.8 Pompeii. July 2021. West wall of men’s tepidarium 3.

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VII.1.8 Pompeii. March 2014. Tepidarium 3, looking towards north-west corner and walkway into Caldarium 5 in north wall.

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VII.1.8 Pompeii. June 2012. Looking towards east wall of men’s tepidarium 3. Photo courtesy of Michael Binns.

VII.1.8 Pompeii. April 2013.

Men’s tepidarium 3, north-east corner (left) and pool against east end wall. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

VII.1.8 Pompeii. July 2021. Looking north along walkway between tepidarium 3 and calidarium 5.

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VII.1.8 Pompeii. June 2012. East end wall of calidarium 5. Photo courtesy of Michael Binns.

VII.1.8 Pompeii. July 2021. Looking west in men’s calidarium 5.

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VII.1.8 Pompeii. July 2021. Frigidarium 4, ceiling with central opening.

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VII.1.8 Pompeii. July 2021. Cold bath, step and recesses in frigidarium 4.

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VII.1.8 Pompeii. July 2021. Cold bath in frigidarium 4.

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Women’s Baths

VII.1.8 Pompeii. June 2012.

Looking south-west across gymnasium C from doorway into women’s baths area 8. Photo courtesy of Michael Binns.

VII.1.8 Pompeii. September 2017.

Looking north-west in women’s apodyterium (changing room) 11 with entrance to corridor K, in centre. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

VII.1.8 Pompeii. July 2021. Looking west in women’s apodyterium 11.

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VII.1.8 Pompeii. July 2021. East end of women’s changing room 11.

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VII.1.8 Pompeii. July 2021.

South-east corner of women’s changing room 11, with doorway to tepidarium 10, in centre. 

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VII.1.8 Pompeii. July 2021. Looking south-east across tepidarium 10, from changing room 11. 

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VII.1.8 Pompeii. June 2012.

Looking towards west end of tepidarium 10, with doorway from changing room 11, on right. Photo courtesy of Michael Binns.

VII.1.8 Pompeii. July 2021. Tepidarium 10, looking east along north wall.   

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VII.1.8 Pompeii. July 2021. Tepidarium 10, looking east.   

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VII.1.8 Pompeii. July 2021. Tepidarium 10, looking through doorway in south wall into Caldarium 9.   

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VII.1.8 Pompeii. July 2021. Caldarium 9, looking east along north wall from doorway into tepidarium 10.   

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VII.1.8 Pompeii. July 2021. Caldarium 9, looking towards marble pool at east end. 

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VII.1.8 Pompeii. July 2021. Caldarium 9, looking towards north wall.   

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VII.1.8 Pompeii. July 2021. Caldarium 9, looking west.     

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VII.1.8 Pompeii. September 2017. Looking west towards labrum in caldarium 9. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.