TY - GEN AB - Across the Roman Empire, ubiquitous archaeological, art historical, and literary evidence attests to the significance of bathing for Romans' daily routines. Given the importance of bathing to the Roman style of living, imperial patrons enhanced their popular and political stature by endowing eight magnificent baths (the so-called imperial thermae) in the city of Rome between 25 b.c.e. and 315 c.e. This text presents a detailed analysis of the decoration of the best preserved of these bathing complexes, the Baths of Caracalla (inaugurated 216 c.e.). AU - Gensheimer, Maryl B., CN - Oxford Scholarship Online CN - NA3360 ID - 839824 KW - Decoration and ornament, Architectural KW - Decoration and ornament, Roman KW - Art and society LK - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190614782.001.0001 N2 - Across the Roman Empire, ubiquitous archaeological, art historical, and literary evidence attests to the significance of bathing for Romans' daily routines. Given the importance of bathing to the Roman style of living, imperial patrons enhanced their popular and political stature by endowing eight magnificent baths (the so-called imperial thermae) in the city of Rome between 25 b.c.e. and 315 c.e. This text presents a detailed analysis of the decoration of the best preserved of these bathing complexes, the Baths of Caracalla (inaugurated 216 c.e.). SN - 9780190614805 T1 - Decoration and display in Rome's imperial thermae :messages of power and their popular reception at the Baths of Caracalla / TI - Decoration and display in Rome's imperial thermae :messages of power and their popular reception at the Baths of Caracalla / UR - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190614782.001.0001 ER -