History of Resorts

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History of Resorts

• The history of resorts is tied closely, as one
  might imagine, with the history of tourism and
  travel. For that reason, it is possible to study
  resorts as part of tourism studies from a variety
  of perspectives.

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The Roman Empire

• Geography The Roman Empire stretched from Spain,
  northern Morocco and England in the west to
  Egypt, Armenia and Turkey in the east.

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The Roman Empire

• Mini-Chronolology The city of Rome was founded
  in 753BC, with the Roman Republic first
  established in 509BC. The first Roman emperor was
  Augustus, which was in 27BC. The Empire reached
  its peak between AD 96 and AD 180. The last Roman
  emperor was Romulus Augustulus in AD 476.

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The Roman Empire

• While the Romans were influenced greatly by the
  Greeks, the Roman in turn, left their mark on
  Europe. Politics, law, military expertise, blah,
  blah, blah.
• One of the greatest contributions the Romans gave
  was the formal plan of cities and campsites for
  their soldiers. Not only is this important to
  urban design history, but its also important to
  the history of travel/tourism and to resorts.

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The Roman Empire

• As the empire expanded, the Roman army was
  stationed throughout the empire to maintain Roman
  authority. The Romans built camps for their
  soldiers that often eventually became sites for
  cities.

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History of Resorts

• The Mill text focuses on three very broad
  geographical areas/historical time periods of
  study
• The Roman Empire
• Europe (Middle Ages to mid 1800s)
• North America (1800s to Present)

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The Roman Empire

• Any good Roman city had several necessary
  components. Many of these things are what attract
  tourists to Roman and other empire cities
  stadiums, paved streets, formal dwellings,
  temples, forums and other public spaces, gates,
  public art, markets, government structures,
  stores, gardens and of course, baths.

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Baths of Caracalla
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Baths of Caracalla
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Baths of Caracalla
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Caracalla to Penn Station

• The Roman bath was a major influence on 19th and
  20th century western architects. Majestic public
  and semi-public buildings such as train stations,
  hotels and libraries were all modeled after the
  Roman bath.

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Pennsylvania Station

• Designed by McKim Mead and White (1910)

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Roman Empire

• Before the 1700s, pleasure travel was limited and
  not meant for the masses.
• The only travelers were armies, religious
  pilgrims, leaders and explorers.
• Poor transportation, lack of facilities and fear
  kept most people from traveling.

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Roman Empire

• Roman Baths
• Men and women separated
• First baths were in 2BC
• Baths became more ornate and offered more
  services
• All social classes allowed to bathe
• Middle Ages saw a sharp decline in bathing due to
  association with Ancient Rome
• Most Roman cities had several baths
• Bath England (AD 54)
• Baths of Caracalla (AD 217)