Where to get clean
Romans washed for health and cleanliness. They bathed in a washroom that was close to the kitchen so that hot water was easily accessible. The bath would be filled once a week and washing's of the arms and legs daily due to exposure. By the end of the Republic, it was normal to bathe before dinner. Private bathhouses still existed, but most Romans preferred public bathhouses. Public baths were usually built close to hot-mineral springs.
The public baths were called Balneum or Balnea and the very big public bathrooms were called Thermane. Before the Second Punic war Pompeii only had 170 public baths but later it increased to 800 public baths. Some of the baths that they used were a Apodyterium (which was a unheated, equipped with benches and clothing compartments), a Tepidarium (which was a warm anteroom for a mild sauna), a Caldarium (which was a hot room for a hot bath), a Frigidarium (which was a cold room for a cold bath) or a unctorium (which was a bath where you did rubbing or anoiting oil). the town authorities maintained the bath. The public baths would be leased for a certain amount of time to a manager. The fees to enter the baths were usually a quarter of a cent for men, maybe twice as much for women, and nothing for children. User fees were relative to the quality and reputation of baths.
The public baths were called Balneum or Balnea and the very big public bathrooms were called Thermane. Before the Second Punic war Pompeii only had 170 public baths but later it increased to 800 public baths. Some of the baths that they used were a Apodyterium (which was a unheated, equipped with benches and clothing compartments), a Tepidarium (which was a warm anteroom for a mild sauna), a Caldarium (which was a hot room for a hot bath), a Frigidarium (which was a cold room for a cold bath) or a unctorium (which was a bath where you did rubbing or anoiting oil). the town authorities maintained the bath. The public baths would be leased for a certain amount of time to a manager. The fees to enter the baths were usually a quarter of a cent for men, maybe twice as much for women, and nothing for children. User fees were relative to the quality and reputation of baths.