Roman Thermal Baths, Taormina

The center of the Greek city of Tavormenia was the square where trade was conducted and meetings were held (Agora), its location approximately coincides with the current Vittorio Emanuele II square. In the Roman era, around the first century AD, a forum was built to the north of the Agora, which served as a public space until the 7th-8th century. His remains were discovered in 1964 during the laying of the foundation of the Palazzo dei Congressi and the new building of the Carabinieri department. Excavations were carried out until 1980, as a result of which the boundaries of the forum were marked, they roughly coincide with Corso Umberto and Via Teatro Greco. A significant part of the forum was occupied by public baths (Baths) built in the era of Anthony (2nd century AD). In turn, the foundations of the baths are the remains of a structure of the Hellenic era. Archaeologists have discovered three large heated rooms (caldarium), they can be seen by walking into the alley between the police building and the Palazo dei Congressi. Excavations reveal only part of the structure, its dimensions are estimated at 38 by 27 meters, the tepidarium and frigidarium are under modern construction. Archaeologists have discovered the remains of mosaic floors and marble panels on the walls.

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