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>Archaeologists have discovered a sumptuous private bathhouse - potentially the largest ever found there - complete with hot, warm and cold rooms, exquisite artwork, and a huge plunge pool.

Essentially this Roman luxury mansion has an indoor replica of a typical communal Roman bath place.

Communal Roman bath normally has three section hot, warm and cold, and the latter so called frigidarium normally come with a pool [1].

The ancient Egyption, is as ancient to Roman, as to our modern world to Roman, and the rich ancient Egyptions typically have pool inside their luxury mansions.

Fun facts early ancient Egyptions didn't call their kings Pharaoh only the later ancient Egyption kings are called Pharaoh literally meaning "Great House" that almost certainly has pool inside their mansion or palace since swimming is one of their favorite free time or sport activities [2].

As for the modern world, when my friends and relatives who're recently retiring with excess money to spend, the first thing they did are installing permanent private pools inside their new renovated retirement houses.

It seems in house pools are human innate luxury craving items that common across time and culture.

[1] Frigidarium:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frigidarium

[2] Ancient Egyptian Sport:

https://www.sis.gov.eg/section/10/733?lang=en-us




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