A dictionary of Greek and Roman . ngs up are evidently adapted, the walls being di-vided into a number of separate compartments orrecesses for receiving the garments when taken off,by a series of figures of the kind called Atlantes orTelamones, which project from the walls, and sup-port a rich cornice above them. One of these di-visions, with the Telamones, is represented in thearticle Atlantes. Two bronze benches were alsofound in the room, which was heated as well byits contiguity to the hypocaust of the adjoiningchamber, as by a brazier of bronze (foculus), inwhich the charcoa
A dictionary of Greek and Roman . ngs up are evidently adapted, the walls being di-vided into a number of separate compartments orrecesses for receiving the garments when taken off,by a series of figures of the kind called Atlantes orTelamones, which project from the walls, and sup-port a rich cornice above them. One of these di-visions, with the Telamones, is represented in thearticle Atlantes. Two bronze benches were alsofound in the room, which was heated as well byits contiguity to the hypocaust of the adjoiningchamber, as by a brazier of bronze (foculus), inwhich the charcoal ashes were still remainingwhen the excavation was made. A representationof it is given in the annexed woodcut. Its wholelength was seven feet, and its breadth two feet sixinches. In addition to this service there can be littledoubt that this apartment was used as a depositoryfor unguents and a room for anointing (aAeLirr-npioy, BALNEAE. unctuarium, elaeotliesium), the proper place for whichis represented by Lucian (I. c.) as adjoining to the. tepidarium, and by Pliny (EpAi. 17) as adjoiningto the hypocaust; and for which purpose some ofthe niches between the Telamones seem to be pe-culiarly adapted. In the larger establishments aseparate chamber was allotted to these purposes,as may be seen by referring to the drawing takenfrom the Thermae of Titus ; but as there is noother spot Avithin the circuit of the Pompeian bathswhich could be applied in the same manner, wemay safely conclude that the inhabitants of thiscity were anointed in the tepidarium ; which ser-vice was performed by slaves called unctores andaliptae. [Aliptae.] For this purpose the commonpeople used oil, sometimes scented ; but the morewealthy classes indulged in the greatest extrava-gance with regard to their perfumes and they either procured from the elaeothesium ofthe baths, or brought with them in small glassbottles ampullae oleariae ; hundreds of which havebeen discovered in different excavat
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