Il sistema di riscaldamento

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The heating systems

The heating system of the baths was based on the injection of hot air into the cavities, coming from the basement where the oven vents were located, known as praefurnia. A first cavity, called hypocaust, was created under the floor, which was suspended on brick pillars (suspensurae) placed on a pavement made of bricks. The walls were clad with a series of rectangular section terracotta tubes (earthenware tubes), known as tubules, which had side holes that allowed communication between the different series. These tubules were anchored to the walls by T-shaped iron grappas. Their arrangement allowed direct communication with the hypocaust, thus facilitating the transfer of heat upwards

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