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Bathing played a major part in ancient Roman culture & society it was one of the most common daily activities & was practiced across a wide variety of social classes

While the extremely wealthy could afford bathing facilities in their homes most people bathed in the communal baths which resemble modern day spas where people could socialize and in some cases considered a spiritual or religious activity

Bathing predates the Romans as the Greeks were also fond of bathing and the earliest baths found in Europe were discovered on the island of Crete in the palace complex @ Knossos in the form of Luxurious alabaster bath tubs about 4,000 years old , Greek mythology also specifies that certain natural springs or tidal pools were blessed by the Gods & can cure illness.

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