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Beginning
In Roman legend, Rome was founded by Romulus and Remus on 21 April 753 BC. Romulus, whose name is said to have inspired Rome's name, was the first of seven kings, the last of whom, Tarquin the Proud, was deposed in 510 BC. Rome then became a republic, with various types of leadership tried, until Augustus Caesar was created the first Emperor in 23 BC.
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Most Romans visited baths daily whether public or private. The baths contained three main facilities for bathing. After undressing in the apodyterium or changing room, they would proceed to the tepidarium or the warm room. The tepidarium, containing moderate dry heat, was where some performed warm-up exercises and stretching while others applied oil to themselves or had slaves applied it for them. The tepidarium’s main purpose was to promote sweating to prepare for the next room, the caldarium or the hot room. The caldarium as opposed to the tepidarium was extremely humid and hot. Temperatures in the caldarium could get up to 40 degrees Celsius. Many contained steam baths and a cold-water fountain known as the labrum. Finally came the frigidarium or cold room, which there was a cold bath in order to cool off from caldarium.