In classical antiquity, a baptisterium ( Ancient Greek: βαπτιστήριον) was a large basin installed in private or public baths into which bathers could plunge, or even swim about. [1] It is more commonly called natatorium or piscina.
References
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public domain:
Peck, Harry Thurston, ed. (1898). "Baptisterium".
Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities. New York: Harper & Brothers.
Footnotes
- ^ Epist. ii. 17, 11 (cited by Peck)
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