Baths of Agrippa
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The Baths of Agrippa was a structure of ancient Rome, Italy, built by Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa. It was the first of the great thermae constructed in the city, and also the first public bath.
Marble portrait head of Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, currently in the Louvre
Marble copy of the Apoxyomenos of Lysippus (Pius Clementine Museum, Vatican)
The later Baths of Trajan showing the frigidarium (N), the tepidarium (F), and the caldarium (C), a form which became popular in the late Republic to early Principate. Whether or not the Baths of Agrippa were symmetrical remains unknown due to the scant archaeological evidence which has survived.
Route of the Aqua Virgo to Rome.
Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa
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Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa was a Roman general and statesman who was a close friend, son-in-law and lieutenant to the Roman emperor Augustus. Agrippa is well known for his important military victories,
Baths of Agrippa
…The Baths of Agrippa (Latin: Thermae Agrippae) was a structure of ancient Rome, Italy, built by Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa. It was the first of the great thermae constructed in the city, and also the first public bath. The remains were incorporated into more modern buildings…
Bust of Agrippa in the Louvre Museum, Paris, c. 25–24 BC
Bust of Agrippa, Musée Saint-Raymond
The facade of the Pantheon with the inscription of Agrippa
The theatre at Merida, Spain; it was promoted by Agrippa, built between 16 and 15 BC.