Stage 9 Culture

When did Caecilius go to the baths?

• early in the morning

• middle of the afternoon

• late at night

Which is true?

• Many Pompeiians had baths in their homes.

• Many Pompeiians did NOT have baths in their homes.

Who is the ostiarius?

• doorkeeper

• slave who uses oil

• masseur (person who gives massages)

exercise area

• palaestra

• apodyterium

• tepidarium

• caldarium

• frigidarium

warm room with benches lining the walls, kind of like a sauna

• palaestra

• apodyterium

• tepidarium

• caldarium

• frigidarium

changing room where you undressed and handed off your clothes to a slave

• palaestra

• apodyterium

• tepidarium

• caldarium

• frigidarium

hot room where you bathe in a large, rectangular bath

• palaestra

• apodyterium

• tepidarium

• caldarium

• frigidarium

cold room with a pool of unheated water

• palaestra

• apodyterium

• tepidarium

• caldarium

• frigidarium

Did Romans use soap?

• yes

• no, they only used water

• no, they used olive oil

What is the oil scraper called?

• strigil

• scraperus

• apodyterium

• ostiarius