Baptisterium
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In classical antiquity, a baptisterium (Ancient Greek: βαπτιστήριον) was a large basin installed in private or public baths into which bathers could plunge, or even swim about.[1] It is more commonly called natatorium or piscina.
[edit] References
- This article incorporates text from the article "Baptisterium" in the public domain Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities by Harry Thurston Peck (1898).
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ Epist. ii. 17, 11 (cited by Peck)
