The art of massaging has been practiced for many hundreds of years, perhaps even thousands of years (the Greeks did it as did earlier civilizations). When we look at ancient times and its relationship with our culture we can see that our culture is the result of a historical process that has been enormously influenced by the Romans and this includes their attitude towards massage and cleanliness (these two always seem to go hand in hand). This can easily be appreciated when looking into that typically Roman institution - the Roman Public Bath.