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The Island Nympheum at Hadrian's Villa.  This is the place where the Roman Emperor Hadrian could relax, find solitude and take a swim.  The Latin word for "swimming pool" is "natatorium."  To see more of these villa-city ruins built between 118 and138 AD click here:  Hadrian's Villa