# Baptisterium

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Ancient Roman bathing basin

For the building housing a baptismal font, see [Baptistery](/source/Baptistery).

The *baptisterium* in the *[frigidarium](/source/Frigidarium)* of the *[thermae](/source/Thermae)* at [Pompeii](/source/Pompeii)

In [classical antiquity](/source/Classical_antiquity), a ***baptisterium*** ([Ancient Greek](/source/Ancient_Greek_language): βαπτιστήριον) was a large basin installed in private or [public baths](/source/Thermae) into which bathers could plunge, or even swim about.[1] It is more commonly called *natatorium* or *piscina*.

## References

- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the [public domain](/source/Public_domain): [Peck, Harry Thurston](/source/Harry_Thurston_Peck), ed. (1898). "Baptisterium". *[Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities](/source/Harpers_Dictionary_of_Classical_Antiquities)*. New York: Harper & Brothers.

## Footnotes

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Epist. ii. 17, 11 (cited by Peck)

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