Nestled in the heart of the city, over the River Tiber, you will see the sheer magnificence of the Terme of Caracalla, the biggest public baths ever built in the Roman Empire up to the fourth century.

1. Roman baths could be rather large. In 235 AD, the luxurious Caracalla baths in Rome spanned 27 acres and soared to 130 feet. The complex included a library, an Olympic sized pool, and an ...

Caracalla presided over several military victories and commissioned the construction of the colossal Baths of Caracalla in ...