\f1 \fs22 THE BATHS - In Pompeii alone there were three public baths, attesting to the importance that these held i
n the Roman world. In fact the Roman citizen devoted a significant proportion of his time to otium (leisure), which should be seen not just as <<pleasant idleness,>> but above all in contrast to negotium, i.e. work. The favorite places in which to spend
this free time were undoubtedly the gymnasium and the baths. \par