In this episode we take another four extracts from contemporary ancient sources and consider them from a sensory perspective. Here we talk about the (very!) popular Roman past time of visiting the bath house. Was everyone really naked? Could slaves use the baths? And why is that sausage seller here again?!? 

Our sources are as follows: 

- Martial, Epigrams 12.82 

- Seneca, Letters 56.1-2 

- Seneca, Letters 86.8 

- Petronius, Satyricon 28

You can check out our Instagram for some topical photos, and here are a few links in case you'd like to find out more, or maybe visit a bath house to see what all the fuss was about: 

https://www.thecollector.com/roman-baths-an-integral-part-of-life-in-the-ancient-empire/ 

https://www.romanbaths.co.uk/ 

https://www.tripadvisor.com/Articles-lpv0L83PgpaU-Baths_of_ancient_rome.html 

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Big thanks to our composer Alice Morgan, who you'll also find on Instagram - missalicekeys.