Baths of Hercules

The Baths of Hercules were the largest thermae in the ancient Roman city of Mediolanum. The structure was built during the late 3rd and early 4th century, under the orders of Emperor Maximian, who had assumed the title Herculius after the divine hero.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: imperial Roman era baths in Milan
  • Also known as: “Terme Erculee”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include San Vito in Pasquirolo, Milan and Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II.

Church
San Vito in Pasquirolo is a late-Mannerist or early-Baroque-style, Russian Orthodox church, located on Largo Corsia dei Servi 4, in , region of Lombardy, .

Photo: Paolobon140, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is Italy's oldest active shopping arcade and a major landmark of . Housed within a four-story double arcade in the centre of town, the Galleria is named after Victor Emmanuel II, the first king of the Kingdom of Italy. is situated 470 metres west of Baths of Hercules.

Church
Photo: Arbalete, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a neoclassic style, Roman Catholic church located in the Piazza of San Carlo, just off Corso Vittorio Emanuele II, just west of the Piazza San Babila, in central , region of , Italy. is situated 150 metres north of Baths of Hercules.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Verziere and Rebecchino.

Quarter
Photo: Sordelli, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The was the traditional greengrocery street market of , . The market itself has been relocated several times, and it is now in Via Lombroso, east of the city centre; the word "Verziere", anyway, still refers to the main historic location of the market, where it was held from 1776 century until 1911.

Locality
The was a historic neighborhood of , , located in the immediate surroundings of Milan's Cathedral, in what is now .

Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The was an ancient district of , , located near the center of the city. Dating back to Roman times, in the late 19th the district had become a place of ill repute, brothels and open-air outhouses.

Baths of Hercules

Latitude
45.46497° or 45° 27′ 54″ north
Longitude
9.19591° or 9° 11′ 45″ east
Open location code
8FQFF57W+X9
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2662637575
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q3984381
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Spanish—“Baths of Hercules” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Terme Erculee”
  • Italian: “Terme Erculee”
  • Lombard: “Terme erculee”
  • Macedonian: “Херкулови бањи”
  • Macedonian: “Херкуловите бањи”
  • Spanish: “termas hercúleas”
  • Spanish: “Termas hercúleas”

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