Latin: Thermae Diocletiani | |
 Baths of Diocletian, with the basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri built in the remains of the baths. | |
  Baths of Diocletian The location of the baths in Rome during Antiquity | |
 The location of the baths today | |
| Alternative name | Italian: Terme di Diocleziano |
|---|---|
| Location | Rome, Italy |
| Region | Regio VI Alta Semita |
| Coordinates | 41°54′11″N 12°29′53″E / 41.903°N 12.498°E |
| Type | Thermae |
| Part of | Ancient Rome |
| History | |
| Builder | Maximian |
| Founded | 298–306 AD |
| Abandoned | circa 537 AD |
| Periods | Imperial |
| Site notes | |
| Condition | partially in ruins, partially reused in other structures |
| Public access | Museum |
The Baths of Diocletian (Latin: Thermae Diocletiani, Italian: Terme di Diocleziano) were public baths in ancient Rome. Named after emperor Diocletian and built from AD 298 to 306, they were the largest of the imperial baths. The project was originally commissioned by Maximian upon his return to Rome in the autumn of 298 and was continued after his and Diocletian's abdication under Constantius, father of Constantine.[1]
The baths were open until c. 537, when the Ostrogoths cut off aqueducts to the city of Rome. The site houses the Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri, built within the ruins in the 16th century, the Church of San Bernardo alle Terme, and part of the National Roman Museum.
- ^ Platner, Samuel Ball (1929). A Topographical Dictionary of Ancient Rome (First ed.). London: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-925649-7.