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Roman Baths People today think of bathing as a private activity, while Romans usually bathed in public facilities that in some ways resemble modern spas or health clubs. Roman baths were generally used for entertainment, healing, or to just simply get clean. There were 170 baths in ROme during Octavius' reign and by 300 A.D. that number had increased to over 900 baths. The baths were vast buildings built at either public expense or by rich emperors …

…acies, when they were marching in a column it was called agmen. If during battle and the legion was hard pressed the soldiers form an orbis, which was similar to the square that the British army formed in the 18th and 19th centuries. The standard of a legion was the aquila, or eagle, made of silver or bronze and showing a bird with outstretched wings. It was the greatest disgrace if the eagle was captured.