A room in an ancient Roman baths used for hot-air or steam baths.
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Most tours start with a visit to the palestra or gym, followed by a look at the laconicum or Turkish bath.
Other rooms provided moist steam, dry heat like a sauna (laconicum), and massage with perfumed oils.
The over-ambitious attempt at providing a laconicum was abandoned, probably due to a lack of success.
In the caldarium and laconicum, the patent hot air heaters were supplemented by radiant heat panels.
This underfloor heating system was present in the tepidarium, the caldarium and the laconicum where the floors were supported on pillars of tiles or pilae.
Origin
Latin, neuter of Laconicus 'Laconic', this type of room being first used by the Spartans.