The famous mosaics of the Baths of Caracalla

Jun 12, 2023 609

BY: Noemi Curti

Not even the almost two millennia of history that separate us from the construction of the Baths of Caracalla have diminished the majesty of the remains that we can admire today.

Sumptuous and symbol of wealth, the Baths of Caracalla conquered the Roman people with their marble walls, frescoes and wonderful mosaics. Those that today we can discover thanks to several restoration campaigns, while trying to imagine the immense project that created between 212 and. 217 A.D. Emperor Lucius Septimius Bassanus, known precisely by the nickname of Caracalla that had been given to him for his habit of wearing a tunic of Gallic origin with a hood.

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SOURCE: https://italian-traditions.com

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