Baths of Licinius Sura

The Baths of Licinius Sura or Thermae Suranae were an ancient Roman bath complex built by Lucius Licinius Sura on the Aventine Hill (Regio XIII) in Rome.[1]

They were restored during the short reign of Gordian III. The baths were damaged during the 410 sack of Rome by Alaric I, and again restored in 414. The baths probably served a more affluent community than the Baths of Caracalla, but were smaller and probably more elegant.

Although now no ruins remain, their approximate location was: 41.88297°N 12.48315°E / 41.88297; 12.48315, and are partially shown on slab VII-14 of the Forma Urbis Romae, numbered as fragment 21a by E. Rodríguez Almeida.[2][3]

See also

References
  1. L. Richardson, jr (1 October 1992). A New Topographical Dictionary of Ancient Rome. JHU Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-4300-6.
  2. "Data". formaurbis.stanford.edu.
  3. Emilio Rodríguez Almeida (1981). Forma urbis marmorea: Testo. Quasar. ISBN 978-88-85020-22-1.


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