{"id":5694,"date":"2019-09-11T17:21:47","date_gmt":"2019-09-12T00:21:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/?p=5694"},"modified":"2023-01-07T14:47:02","modified_gmt":"2023-01-07T21:47:02","slug":"arelate-part-ii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/index.php\/2019\/09\/11\/arelate-part-ii\/","title":{"rendered":"Arelate, Gallia Narbonensis – Part II"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Exterior<\/a>
Exterior of the Thermes de Constantin.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Continued From Arelate Part I<\/a><\/p>\n

A bit north of the Place du Forum, at about 13 Rue du Sauvage, are the remains of a basilica incorporated into the fa\u00e7ade of the H\u00f4tel d’Arlatan. A sign on the building on the west side of Rue du Sauvage marks the spot. Some of the stonework in the wall as well as the small pillar reliefs seem to be what is being referred to as the preserved portions of the basilica. Apparently other elements are conserved inside the building as well. The basilica here is dated to the reign of Constantine.<\/p>\n

Baths<\/strong><\/h5>\n

A few blocks north at Rue du Grand Prieur\u00e9 are the remains of the Thermes de Constantin. The Themes de Constantin follow the same opening hours as the rest of the monuments and are included in the combination tickets. Individual admission to the baths is 4 Euros. As the name suggests, the bathing complex was constructed during Constantine\u2019s improvements to the Arelate; the impressive apse once fueled speculation that it was part of a palatial complex. Though less than a third of the baths remain extant, the original complex is estimated to have been the largest bathing complex in the whole of Southern Gaul, covering more than 3700 square meters.<\/p>\n

\"Caldarium<\/a>
Caldarium of the Thermes de Constantin.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The large apse seems to have housed the pool of the caldarium<\/em>, while the adjacent room, with some of the hypocaust system remaining, is identified as the caldarium<\/em>. The rooms to the east of the caldarium seem to have been other heated rooms of some type, perhaps a laconicum<\/em> in one, as well as what might be another praefurnium<\/em>. The large room to the south is the tepidarium<\/em>, and while the area of the frigidarium<\/em> has been identified, it is largely inaccessible and contained within the modern buildings to the south of the tepidarium<\/em>.<\/p>\n