8 - Southern Area of the House Attributed to Cantaber

The house attributed to Cantaber is the largest known private residence in Conimbriga, covering 3260 square meters. It is a 1st-century AD construction that survived until the end of the Roman city. The entrance to the house was through the north facade, located at the opposite end from where the visitor is now. On this side, one can see the structures of what were the house's baths, built at the end of the 2nd century AD, in a place previously occupied by a garden. Subject to numerous renovations over time, they still retain the heated hexagonal tanks and the cold water tanks, located at the ends of the main room. They constitute a very rare example of the presence of private baths in the city. At the southeastern end, leaning against the wall, there is a small truncated peristyle, with only 3 sides, at the ends of which are two rooms, one of them apsidal, constituting an important private area of the building. This is a later work, constructed after the defensive wall, at the end of the 3rd or beginning of the 4th century AD.