The Tunnels Beneath Rome’s Baths of Caracalla

The first section of tunnels beneath Rome’s Baths of Caracalla  will soon open to tourists.

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Slaves used the tunnels to carry wood to the 50 ovens heating water for thousands of bathers a day.

Restoration of Roman tunnels gives a slave's eye view of Caracalla baths |  Archaeology | The Guardian

“It’s the dimension and the organization that amazes—there is no spa as big as this anywhere in the world today,” said archaeologist Marina Piranomonte.

Baths of Caracalla | Ancient, Roman, Architecture | Britannica

Below the tunnels, sewers carried waste water to the Tiber River, and men gathered and butchered bulls in an underground temple dedicated to Mithras.

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