VII.5.24 Pompeii. Terme del Foro or Forum Baths.

Entrance to men’s baths and portico. Excavated 1823.

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Other parts of the baths:   VII.5.2    VII.5.7    VII.5.8    VII.5.10    VII.5.12    VII.6.17    VII.6.18    Forum Baths Plan

VII.5.24 Pompeii. December 2005. Forum Baths entrance (12 on plan).

This leads to the men’s baths and the courtyard with portico (see plan).

VII.5.24 Pompeii. December 2007. Entrance corridor (10), looking west.

VII.5.24 Pompeii. December 2007. Corner of entrance corridor (10), turning south. Latrine (11) is on right.

VII.5.24 Pompeii. December 2007. End of entrance corridor (10), turning west into courtyard (5).

VII.5.24 Pompeii. March 2009.  Looking south west across courtyard (5).

The courtyard was enclosed by a portico (7) supported by columns on the west and north, and by brick pillars supporting arches on the east.

See Jashemski, W. F., 1993. The Gardens of Pompeii, Volume II: Appendices. New York: Caratzas. (p.183)

VII.5.24 Pompeii. Looking south west across courtyard (5) and restaurant in portico (7).

Photographed 1970-79 by Günther Einhorn, picture courtesy of his son Ralf Einhorn.

VII.5.24 Pompeii. 1968.  Restaurant in portico of Forum Baths. Photo by Stanley A. Jashemski.

Source: The Wilhelmina and Stanley A. Jashemski archive in the University of Maryland Library, Special Collections (See collection page) and made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial License v.4. See Licence and use details.

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VII.5.24 Pompeii. November 1966. Looking south west across courtyard (5). Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

A rainwater channel (6) ran around the courtyard to take the water from the portico (7).

VII.5.24 Pompeii. December 2007. Arches of east portico (7).

VII.5.24 Pompeii. May 2015. Looking south along east portico (7). Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

VII.5.24 Pompeii. March 2009. Looking south along east portico (7) of courtyard (5), with brick pillars and arches.

VII.5.24 Pompeii. May 2017. Looking west along north portico (7) supported by columns.

At the side are stone benches (8).  Photo courtesy of John Puffer.

VII.5.24 Pompeii. May 2015. Looking west along north portico (7). Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

VII.5.24 Pompeii. June 2012. Looking west along north portico (7). Photo courtesy of Michael Binns.

VII.5.24 Pompeii. March 2009. Looking west along north portico and stone benches (8).

Midway on the right the benches turn the corner into a room said to be an oecus or exedra (9).

VII.5.24 Pompeii. May 2015. Detail of the benches turning the corner into a room said to be an oecus or exedra (9).

Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

VII.5.24 Pompeii. December 2007. Entrance corridor (13) leading north from courtyard (5) to men’s baths.

VII.5.24 Pompeii. June 2012. Men’s baths apodyterium or changing room (14), looking north. Photo courtesy of Michael Binns.

VII.5.24 Pompeii. March 2012. Men’s baths apodyterium or changing room (14), looking south.

Along the sides of the room are stone benches (15).

Photo courtesy of Marina Fuxa.

VII.5.24 Pompeii. December 2007. Men’s baths apodyterium or changing room (14), looking south.

Along the sides of the room are stone benches (15).

VII.5.24 Pompeii. November 2010. Changing room (14), south wall with stucco mask of Oceanus beneath window.

VII.5.24 Pompeii. June 2012. Changing room (14), with stone bench (15) along base of east wall.

Corridor (13) is in the south-east corner. Photo courtesy of Michael Binns.

VII.5.24 Pompeii. May 2015. East wall of changing room (14) with benches. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

VII.5.24 Pompeii. May 2015. Detail of east wall of changing room (14). Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

VII.5.24 Pompeii. December 2005. Changing room (14), east wall with stone bench (15) along base of wall.

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Other parts of the baths:   VII.5.2    VII.5.7    VII.5.8    VII.5.10    VII.5.12    VII.6.17    VII.6.18    Forum Baths Plan