page_title: Baiae
section_title: Monuments
hierarchical_section_title: Baiae / Monuments
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Baia-Das Gebiet der römischen Termalbäder Italiano: Baia-Complesso Termal Romano English: Compex of the roman thermapbath
context_page_description: Baiae was an ancient Roman town situated on the northwest shore of the Gulf of Naples and now in the comune of Bacoli. It was a fashionable resort for centuries in antiquity, particularly towards the end of the Roman Republic, when it was reckoned as superior to Capri, Pompeii, and Herculaneum by the super-rich, who built luxurious villas here from 100 BC to AD 500. It was notorious for its hedonistic offerings and the attendant rumours of corruption and scandal.
  The lower part of the town later became submerged in the sea due to local volcanic, bradyseismic activity which raised or lowered the land, and recent underwater archaeology has revealed many of the fine buildings now protected in the submerged archaeological park.
  Many impressive buildings from the upper town can be seen in the Parco Archeologico delle Terme di Baia.
context_section_description: Among the most significant and remarkable remains are several dome-like structures such as the great so-called Temple of Mercury, the Temple of Venus, and the Temple of Diana, which were traditionally credited to some of the more famous residents of the town's villas, (although they were not temples but parts of thermal baths).
caption: Villa of the Ambulatio
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