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Hypocaust under the floor in a Roman villa in Vieux-la-Romaine, near Caen, France

A hypocaust (Latin hypocaustum, Greek hypocauston) was an ancient Roman system of underfloor heating, used to heat houses with hot air. The word derives from the Ancient Greek hypo meaning "under" and caust-, meaning "burnt" (as in caustic). The Roman architect Vitruvius, writing about the end of the 1st century B.C., attributes their invention to Sergius Orata, but this is not fully confirmed.

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About Roman baths About Roman baths penelope.uchicago.edu/.../Balneae.html - Web

Disputing the priority of Sergius Orata Disputing the priority of Sergius Orata links.jstor.org/.../sici?sici=0031-8299(199621)50%3A1%3C56%3ASOIOTH%3E2.0.CO%3B2-N - Web

Hypocaust heating Hypocaust heating www.pages.drexel.edu/~khm24/AE_Design1/A5/hypo.htm - Web

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Diagram of a Roman hypocaust system Diagram of a Roman hypocaust system www.smr.herefordshire.gov.uk/roman/hypocaust.htm - Web

Hypocaust Hypocaust www.pages.drexel.edu/~jpm55/AE390/A5/hypocaust.htm - Web

How to build your own hypocaust How to build your own hypocaust www.channel4.com/.../2004_white_build.html - Web

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