El balneario romano de Baños de Montemayor (Cáceres). Descripción arqueológica de un complejo termal salutífero de época romana

Abstract

Although the Baños de Montemayor Roman healing spa has been included in the specialized bibliography because of the significant number of votive altars dedicated mainly to the Nymphs, surprisingly the Roman thermal spa building has not been yet well studied even though there is more than interesting evidences. Therefore, in order to recognize the importance of this complex and to increase our knowledge about the Roman healing spas in Hispania, a brief revision of the existing information on this Roman thermal bath will be presented. In this way, the architectonic description of this interesting thermal Roman establishment will be completed with archaeological remains, in order to achieve an overall perception of the Baños de Montemayor Roman Spa. The successive reforms of the thermal complex have allowed to constate the presence of structures of different historical moments for the utilization of the thermal springs, discovering the significative presence of the Roman building.