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Roman Gorgon's Head - Bath
The pediment from the temple of Sulis Minerva is a carving of a Gorgon’s head- thought to be a “male Medusa” surrounded by hair, wings and possibly snakes. Gorgon’s heads are linked to Minerva and her Greek equivalent, Athena, as she carries...

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Man at his Bath by Caillebotte
An 1884 oil on canvas, Man at his Bath, by Gustave Caillebotte (1848-96) the French impressionist painter. For the period, this was an unusual depiction of the male nude. Seen from behind as if being spied upon unawares, the man is obviously...

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Legions of Mesopotamia, Cappadocia, & Arabia
As the Roman Empire expanded further eastward, annexing territories that were once the domain of the Parthians, the legions of Mesopotamia, Cappadocia, and Arabia were called upon to safeguard these newly acquired territories. Mesopotamia...

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Roman Bath House
Hydrocausts under the floor of the Roman Bathhouse at Isthmia

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Great Bath, Mohenjo-daro
Mohenjo-daro is one of the best-known cities of the Indus Valley Civilization. In the city, there was a great public bath, surrounded by a courtyard, with steps leading down into it.

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Excavations at side of Roman bath
Excavations at side of Roman Bath and the Hexamilion wall

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Roman Bath
Mosaic floor of Roman Bath house

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Marguerite de Navarre
Marguerite de Navarre (l. 1492-1549) was a writer, philosopher, diplomat, and Queen of Navarre, sister of King Francois I (Francis I of France, r. 1515-1547), mother of Jeanne d’Albret (l. 1528-1572) and grandmother of Henry IV of France...

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Great Bath of Mohenjo-Daro - Digital Reconstruction
A digital reconstruction of what the Great Baths in Mohenjo-Daro in the Sindh province of modern-day Pakistan may have looked like. Reconstruction created by NeoMam Studios, commissioned by QS Supplies.

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Mobile Bath Units, Burma
A photograph showing British Army soldiers benefitting from a mobile bath unit in Burma (Myanmar) during the Second World War (1939-45). The bath tubs, made from oil drums cut in half, each carries the name of a famous actress of the period...