Thermae Romae: The Complete Omnibus

When Roman architect Lucius is criticized for his outdated thermae designs,he retreats to the local bath to collect his thoughts. All Lucius wants is torecapture the Rome of earlier days, when one could enjoy a relaxing bathwithout the pressure of merchants and roughhousing patrons. But as he slipsdeeper into the water, Lucius is caught in the drainage and dragged throughthe bottom of the bath! He emerges amid a group of strange-looking foreignerswith the most peculiar bathhouse customs...over 1,500 years in the future inmodern-day Japan! His contemporaries wanted him to modernize,soborrowing the customs of these mysterious bath-lovingpeopleLucius opens what quickly becomes the most popular new bathhousein Rome: Thermae Romae! Soak in Mari Yamazaki's fantastic story and art inthis deluxe omnibus!