Roma Bath Archaeological Sitevisitor guide.

Located along Çankırı Avenue connecting Ulus Square to Yıldırım Beyazıt Square, approximately 400 meters from Ulus on the western side of the road and elevated 2.5 meters above the avenue, the Roman Baths were constructed in the 3rd century AD by Roman Emperor Caracalla (212–217), son of Septimius Severus, dedicated to Asclepius, the God of Health. The platform termed the Roman Baths today represents a tell mound where Roman-era levels (with Byzantine and Seljuk layers) rest atop Frisian settlement remains below. Measuring 80 by 130 meters, the bathhouse was built of stone and brick masonry. Entering from Çankırı Avenue, one enters the Palaestra—a sprawling colonnaded precinct designed for physical training and wrestling, enclosed by portico remains. Along the colonnaded way on the right side of this section stand numerous square and cylindrical inscribed columns. DOWNLOAD MUSEUM BROCHURE NEARBY MUSEUMS ANATOLIAN CIVILIZATIONS MUSEUM ANKARA REPUBLIC MUSEUM KAHRAMANKAZAN 15 JULY DEMOCRACY MUSEUM GORDION MUSEUM ANKARA STATE ART AND SCULPTURE MUSEUM ANKARA ETHNOGRAPHY MUSEUM