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The day the men get up to take their bath, they find that the water has leaked from the bath and out through the wall. It seems the mortar in the joints between the marble wall slabs didn't have enough time to set and has cracked. A modern material is called to the rescue: silicon sealant. The tub is refilled; the sealant holds. Previous Next A Day at the Baths | Construct an Aqueduct | Watering Ancient Rome NOVA Builds a Bath | Real Roman Recipes | Resources | Transcript Medieval Siege | Pharaoh's Obelisk | Easter Island | Roman Bath | China Bridge | Site Map Editor's Picks | Previous Sites | Join Us/E-mail | TV/Web Schedule About NOVA | Teachers | Site Map | Shop | Jobs | Search | To print PBS Online | NOVA Online | WGBH © | Updated November 2000 |