About this episode

This episode explores the grandeur and historical significance of The Baths of Diocletian in Rome.

The Baths of Diocletian was a huge imperial public building, built on the scale that Rome rarely saw during the early years of the fourth century. Designed to outshine previous public bath projects, we can still get a sense of the grandeur today, repurposed into a church designed by Michaelangelo. Guest: Professor Caillan Davenport (Head of the Centre for Classical Studies, Australian National University)

People in this episode

Host: Matt Smith

Guest: Professor Caillan Davenport

Topics covered

• Roman history
• public baths
• architecture
• Diocletian
• classical studies

Keywords

• Diocletian
• public baths
• Roman architecture
• Michaelangelo
• classical studies

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Australian National University

Books & works: The Baths of Diocletian

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