Claude would go on to show Alexander and his company that for Cairians, bathhouses were far more than simple utilitarian establishments.
It was a way of life, covering all aspects of it.
"My lord, this way," Thus the large man first gestured towards a large pair of oak doors placed in the corridors, introducing, "This is the gymnasium."
Entering through the gate, Alexander found the interior to be much bigger than it appeared from the outside.
It was nearly the size of a whole football field, with bright natural lighting illuminating every speck of it courtesy of the massive holes in the roof.
Beneath, the stone tiled floors were painted bright red, and being tread upon by a bustling crowd of both men and women of all ages.
"Ahhhh! Ancestors!" And it was the state of the people they were in that caused Lady Parthia to suddenly let out a gasp of utter incredulity.
Because the people here were all semi, if not completely bare!
