Baths Of Caracalla In Rome, Italy Stock Image

Gardens of the Baths of Caracalla in Rome, Italy. The Baths of Caracalla were the city`s second largest Roman public baths, built between AD 212 or 211 and 216/217, during the reigns of emperors Septimius Severus and Caracalla. The baths were in use until the 530s. The art works recovered from the ruins include famous sculptures such as the Farnese Bull and the Farnese Hercules. The bath main building was 214 x 110 meters and the height to the top of the roof line was 44 meters 145 ft.; it covered 6.5 acres and could hold an estimated 1,600 bathers.