Nabataean Temple
Nabataean temple in Wadi Rum dedicated to the goddess Allat, with a palatial residence and luxury bath complex nearby.
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Remarkable is the existence of a bathing facility incorporating the latest trends in Roman thermal technology of the time. It included an apodyterium (changing room), tepidarium (warm room), and caldarium (hot room) heated through a hypocaust, a furnace below the floor. The walls were covered with hollow tiles (box-flues) to allow the hot air to heat them as well. At the end, the bathers could fully immerse themselves in a basin of cold water in the frigidarium. The material quality and craftsmanship with which the whole suite was constructed is exemplified by a room with circular interior that still can be seen, probably an unctorium (a room to get anointed.)
© Photo: Haupt & Binder
Nabataean temple in Wadi Rum dedicated to the goddess Allat, with a palatial residence and luxury bath complex nearby.