 Bathing was an important part of the Roman day, where some hours might be spent, at a very low cost subsidized by the government.Wealthier Romans were often accompanied by one or more slaves, who performed any required tasks such as fetching refreshment, guarding valuables, providing towels, and at the end of the session, applying olive oil to their masters' bodies which was then scraped off with a strigil, a scraper made of wood or bone.Romans did not wash with soap and water as we do now.