hypocaust
noun
hy·po·caust
ˈhī-pə-ˌkȯst 
: an ancient Roman central heating system with underground furnace and tile flues to distribute the heat
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The bathhouse is preserved in parts to a height of around 6.5 feet and contains a heated room known as a hypocaust.
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Anna Walas, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 July 2023
One of the first systems of central heating – called a hypocaust – is known from the Temple at Ephesus, constructed around 350 B.C. Historians credit Sergius Orata for improving the Greek’s early tech.
—Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 13 Sep. 2022
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Anna Walas, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 July 2023
One of the first systems of central heating – called a hypocaust – is known from the Temple at Ephesus, constructed around 350 B.C. Historians credit Sergius Orata for improving the Greek’s early tech.
—Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 13 Sep. 2022
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“Hypocaust.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hypocaust. Accessed 18 Nov. 2024.
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