and the Great Bath, where the temperatures are closer to 86F (30C). ‌Around 300 distinct types of bacteria were discovered of ...

The bath is 1.6 metres deep which is ideal for bathing and has steps leading down on all sides. For many Roman visitors this may have been the largest building they had ever entered in their life.

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