Baths of Agrippa Monument

Address: Baths of Agrippa - area in central Rome (ancient site near the Pantheon)

Admission: No admission (archaeological/ruin site in central Rome)

The Baths of Agrippa were a public bathing complex constructed in ancient Rome by Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa in the late 1st century BC as part of urban improvements in the Campus Martius. They are regarded as among the earliest publicly funded bath complexes in the city.

Today only archaeological remnants and foundations remain near the Campus Martius area; the site is of interest primarily to those studying early Roman public architecture rather than large visible ruins. Nearby layers of later Roman and medieval development overlie the original bath complex.

Built by Agrippa as part of his building programme under Augustus, the baths provided social and bathing facilities to the city’s populace and represented a shift toward public amenities financed by leading Romans. Over subsequent centuries the complex fell into disuse, was altered by later construction and partly obscured by urban development.

The original complex was located in the Campus Martius area of Rome, in the vicinity of modern central Rome and other ancient monuments.

The Baths of Agrippa lie in Rome’s Campus Martius, within easy walking distance of the Pantheon and Piazza Navona in the historic centre. You can reach the area on foot from central Rome landmarks (Piazza Venezia and Largo di Torre Argentina are a short walk away) or by numerous city buses that serve the historic centre; Rome Termini is about a 20-30 minute walk or a short bus/metro ride from the site.