一日,古罗马皇帝哈德良来到城内一所浴场洗澡,恰巧碰上一位自己年轻入伍时的老战友正在墙根儿摩擦后背。老兵告诉皇帝,自己没有钱请人搓背,哈德良十分体恤他,赏赐他两个搓背的奴隶。当哈德良再次来到浴场时,发现墙根儿全是磨蹭后背的老头……无论这个传言是否属实,古罗马皇帝时常光临浴场却是千真万确的事情。公共浴场在古罗马社会中的地位非常独特,这里不仅是洗澡的场所,更是人们活动的公共空间。浴场往往配套设有图书馆、 One day, Hadrian, the ancient Roman emperor, came to a bathing place in the city to bathe. It happened that he had hit the back of an old comrade in arms when he was young. The veterans told the emperor that he had no money for people to rub their backs, and Hadrian was very sympathetic to him and rewarded him with two slaves. When Hadrian once again came to the bathing ground, he found that the root of the wall was all the old man who rubbed his back. No matter whether this rumor is true or not, it is true that the ancient Roman Emperor often visited the bathing beach. Public baths in the ancient Roman society in a very unique position, here is not only a bathing place, but also people’s activities in public space. Baths are often equipped with a library,