I recall a history class once, extolling the intricacies of the plumbing/heating systems in those baths. Quite amazing.
I love the photo. Hard to believe it's survived over the millennia. cheers, frank On Thu, Jul 2, 2015 at 9:13 PM, Rick Womer <rickpic...@gmail.com> wrote: > Here is... (drum roll)... the main Roman bath. > > The original plumbing feeds and drains it, and the original (lead) lining has > never leaked. > > The Romans built a huge roof (long gone) over the whole complex. Without it, > algae grows in the water (which is about 100F/38C) and gives it a lurid green > color. Hence the B&W rendering. > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18043348&size=lg > > Comments? > > Rick > > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
