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York Roman Bath Museum
York Roman Bath Museum
One of only a small handful of military bath houses in Britain dating from 2nd Century, probably built by Legio IX and improved by Legio VI Victrix. Originally part of the Roman fortress of Eboracum.
The remains comprise of a large section of the Caldarium (hot steam room), a small section of the Frigidarium (cold plunge pool) and part of the wall of the Tepidarium (warm bath).
There are several interesting artifacts on display, including a number of clay tiles with soldiers hobnail boot prints, and even the footprint of a Roman chicken!
Soldiers of Legio VI Victrix
Soldiers of Legio VI Victrix
Soldiers of Legio VI Victrix were in Eboracum from ~AD120 until AD410 when the Romans left Britain and the bath house fell into disrepair and was reused by the Anglo Saxon invaders
Roman Centurion
Roman Centurion
A member of the museum management wearing Roman kit from ~2nd century AD during a recent filming at Cawthorn Roman campÂ
Roman Bath house shoes
Roman Bath house shoes
Stylised image of bath house shoes, many examples of which have been found in Vindolanda. The floor of our Caldarium would have been far too hot to stand on in bare feet so wooden sandals like these would have been worn
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