Roman Bath ICINIACVM (Iciniacum)

The origins of this military bath date back to the wood-and-earth period of the Iciniacum fort around 100 AD. The unusual distance from the fort was due to local water conditions. The thermal bath, like the entire Roman settlement, was destroyed around 260 AD during the fall of the Limes. Although first described as a "sweat bath" in 1820, the complex later fell into oblivion and even served as a landfill in the 20th century. It was only during land consolidation and the creation of new ponds that the bath was rediscovered, restored, and partially reconstructed. A votive stone dedicated to the goddess Fortuna, found in 1970, attests to its use by the 3rd Cohort of Braga.