650 year old swimming pool found in Cairo

RE: 650 year old swimming pool found in Cairo

Former Member — Wed, 16 Feb 2005 08:59:24 GMT

Well, having a pool in Cairo as someone said wasn't that farfetched. The muslems had conquered the Byzantine Empire which came from the Roman. So, plumbing in that part of the world probably still existed

RE: 650 year old swimming pool found in Cairo

Former Member — Wed, 16 Feb 2005 07:51:50 GMT

I thought that VO2 max shampoo was invented recently. By someone named Moose? So it couldn't have been the Romans.

RE: 650 year old swimming pool found in Cairo

Karen Duggan — Wed, 16 Feb 2005 02:09:48 GMT

Didn't the Romans actually invent VO2Max shampoo? Let's give credit where credit is due! :p

RE: 650 year old swimming pool found in Cairo

Former Member — Tue, 15 Feb 2005 15:26:21 GMT

In a related note, they also found evidence that the first recorded evidence of "pool rage" occurred 650 years ago. I didn't catch all the details, but heard something about a lap swimmer and a noodler.

RE: 650 year old swimming pool found in Cairo

mattson — Tue, 15 Feb 2005 02:42:32 GMT

Originally posted by DAP "The first heated swimming pool was built by Gaius Maecenas of Rome in the first century BC. " ... so I wonder how they kept it from becoming a stinky stagnant mess. Depends on how the pool was heated. If they let a lot of kids in to "warm it up", then I think you answered your own question. :p

RE: 650 year old swimming pool found in Cairo

Karen Duggan — Mon, 14 Feb 2005 01:20:58 GMT

The Romans actually had indoor plumbing... I imagine that keeping the pools clean wasn't an issue. Their achievements were amazing! In fact, I forget which book I read it in, but there was an emperor who loved to swim and had "poolzilla" (I'll call it) built. Yes, to us swimmers having an immense pool wouldn't be too weird, but to the rest of the public that probably ranked right up there with Nero naming his horse Consul of Rome!

RE: 650 year old swimming pool found in Cairo

Former Member — Sun, 13 Feb 2005 13:24:08 GMT

ROFL! That's funny! (Actually, did they find an ancient site like this?)

RE: 650 year old swimming pool found in Cairo

Former Member — Sun, 13 Feb 2005 09:51:46 GMT

"...so I wonder how they kept it from becoming a stinky stagnant mess." In a culture that had vomitoriums and communal toilets, maybe they didn't :p

RE: 650 year old swimming pool found in Cairo

Former Member — Sun, 13 Feb 2005 06:19:50 GMT

I found this short article on the history of swimming pools. Looks like the Romans built swimming pools around 1900 to 2000 years ago: "The first heated swimming pool was built by Gaius Maecenas of Rome in the first century BC. " It was from the Romans that we got the word, natatorium. I assume they didn't have chlorine or ozone back then, so I wonder how they kept it from becoming a stinky stagnant mess.