The bath was built in the 2nd or 3rd century during the Roman Empire. It was a big complex, most of which was destroyed during the earthquakes in the 6th century. The unaffected eastern part of the building was later used as a glass workshop during the Byzantine Empire.[1]
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The building material is rubble stone and the cement is Khorosan mortar.[1] The bath used the water from Berdan River (ancient Cydnus), which was close by. However, because of constant floods, Byzantine EmperorJustinian I (reigned 527–565) had a channel constructed at the east of the city to facilitate easier flow. Thus presently the river is about 1,600 m (5,200 ft) away. A part of the southern wall was bored during the construction of an urban road. The maximum width of the so formed gate is 3.5 m (11 ft) and the height is 4 m (13 ft). The popular name of the gate is Altından geçme ("Do not pass under") referring to insecure appearance of the gate.
