Apodyterion

Apodyterion in the Stabian thermal baths in Pompeii

As Apodyterium ( ancient Greek ἀποδυτήριον Apodyterium , German , Auskleidezimmer [bathing] ' ; from ancient Greek ἀποδὐειν apodýein , German , undress, undressing' ) or Latinized Apodyterium is the arrival and undressing in Greek and Roman public baths ( spas called). There were also such changing rooms in the palaestra of the high school .

Erotic frieze of the Terme Suburbane in Pompeii

The apodyterion of the suburban baths of Pompeii is best known for the depictions of the erotic frieze found there .

literature

• John R. Clarke: Look Who's Laughing at Sex: Men and Women Viewers in the Apodyterium of the Suburban Baths at Pompeii. In: David Fredrick (ed.): The Roman Gaze. Vision, Power, and the Body. The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore & London 2002, pp. 149-181

Individual evidence

1. ^ Wilhelm Pape , Max Sengebusch (arrangement): Concise dictionary of the Greek language . 3rd edition, 6th impression. Vieweg & Sohn, Braunschweig 1914 ( zeno.org [accessed on January 9, 2020]).

Web links

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