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The Roman heating system was called a hypocaust. How did Romans heat their homes?Rich Romans liked to be warm and cosy. They had central heating at home, in villas and in public baths. The heating system was kept going by slaves, who kept a fire blazing in a furnace to heat warm air. The warm air moved around the building through spaces under the floors and between the walls.
Roman Central Heating Did you know the Romans invented central heating? It was called Hypocaust. It was an underfloor heating system that also warmed the walls. In this activity you will create a model of a Roman building with a hypocaust heating system. The Romans did this by raising the floor surface on pillars of bricks.