Sources of Ancient Healing Thermalism

Seneca, Epistulae morales ad Lucilium, 17-18,108,16

Datation
c. 65
Canonical Reference
Sen. epist. 17-18,108,16

Decoquere corpus atque exinanire sudoribus inutile simul delicatumque credidimus.

We believed that cooking the body and squeezing out the sweat was both useless and lustful.

Creíamos que cocer el cuerpo y exprimirle los sudores era a la vez inútil y lujurioso.

Commentary

Séneca censura el uso de los baños calientes en su época como muestra de lujo y decadencia.

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