Baths of Trajan
The Baths of Trajan were a massive thermae, a bathing and leisure complex, built in ancient Rome and dedicated under Trajan during the kalendae of July 109, shortly after the Aqua Traiana was dedicated.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Ruins
- Description: massive thermae, a bathing and leisure complex, built in ancient Rome starting from 104 AD and dedicated during the Kalends of July in 109.
- Also known as: “Thermae Traianae”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Domus Aurea and Arch of Constantine.
Domus Aurea
Archaeological site
Photo: Rabax63, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Domus Aurea was a vast landscaped complex built by the Emperor Nero largely on the Oppian Hill in the heart of ancient Rome after the great fire in 64 AD had destroyed a large part of the city. Domus Aurea is situated 130 metres west of Baths of Trajan.
Arch of Constantine
Photo: NikonZ7II, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Arch of Constantine is a triumphal arch in Rome dedicated to the emperor Constantine the Great. The arch was commissioned by the Roman Senate to commemorate Constantine's victory over Maxentius at the Battle of the Milvian Bridge in AD 312. Arch of Constantine is situated 520 metres west of Baths of Trajan.
San Pietro in Vincoli
Church
Photo: Luciano Tronati, CC BY-SA 4.0.
San Pietro in Vincoli is a Roman Catholic titular church and minor basilica in Rome, Italy. The church is on the Oppian Hill near Cavour metro station, a short distance from the Colosseum. San Pietro in Vincoli is situated 410 metres northwest of Baths of Trajan.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Colosseo and Esquilino-San Giovanni.
Colosseo
Photo: Paolostefano1412, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Colosseo district is the heart of ancient Rome and the Roman Empire. It has the Colosseum, the Forum, and the Capitoline Museum.
Esquilino-San Giovanni
Photo: Cristian Bortes, CC BY 2.0.
Esquilino and San Giovanni are adjacent neighborhoods in Rome. Esquilino is named for the Esquiline hill on which it stands. It lies south of the Termini station and is centred more or less on the Piazza Vittorio Emmanuele II.
Palatine Hill
Locality
Photo: Lil Herodotus, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Palatine Hill, which relative to the seven hills of Rome is the centremost, is one of the most ancient parts of the city; it has been called "the first nucleus of the Roman Empire".
Baths of Trajan
- Categories: archaeological site, thermae, ancient Roman structure, building, and historic site
- Location: Municipio Roma I, Rome, Metropolitan Rome, Lazio, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
41.89117° or 41° 53′ 28″ northLongitude
12.49662° or 12° 29′ 48″ eastOpen location code
8FHJVFRW+FJOpenStreetMap ID
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historic=ruinsWikidata ID
Q599035
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Ukrainian—“Baths of Trajan” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Trajanoren termak”
- Basque: “Trajanoren Termak”
- Belarusian: “Тэрмы Траяна”
- Catalan: “Termes de Trajà”
- Chinese: “圖拉真浴場”
- Danish: “Trajans termer”
- Dutch: “Thermen van Trajanus”
- French: “thermes de Trajan”
- French: “Thermes de Trajan”
- Georgian: “ტრაიანეს აბანოები”
- German: “Trajansthermen”
- Greek: “Θέρμες του Τραϊανού”
- Hebrew: “מרחצאות טראיאנוס”
- Hungarian: “Traianus termái”
- Italian: “Terme di Traiano”
- Japanese: “トラヤヌス浴場”
- Korean: “트라야누스 욕장”
- Latin: “Thermae Traiani”
- Macedonian: “Трајанови терми”
- Polish: “Termy Trajana”
- Portuguese: “Termas de Trajano”
- Russian: “Термы Траяна”
- Serbian: “Трајанове терме”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Trajanove terme”
- Slovenian: “Trajanove terme”
- Spanish: “Termas de Trajano”
- Spanish: “Termas de TrajanoLas Termas de Trajano”
- Swedish: “Trajanus termer”
- Turkish: “Thermae Traiani”
- Turkish: “Trajan Hamamı”
- Ukrainian: “Терми Траяна”
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