Why did Medieval Christian Europe forget the Roman baths?

They did not forget, but we have two factors that changed the bathing in Europe. 1. read more

Before Christian Europe the culture was very different from that, the Roman culture took great pride in the body and bathing naked in public was a way to socialize and show off. In a way, todays Europe is much more like the Roman era. read more

The idea that medieval people didn't wash and stopped taking baths is a myth. Bath houses continued to be built and people continued to bathe and wash at home. The only comments we have about Europeans and bathing express surprise at differences in the way they did so, not surprise at they fact they didn't. read more

The Medieval period commenced with the decline of the Roman Empire as the result of the barbarian invasions. In the aftermath and over several centuries, the Christian church played a decisive role in constituting what became known as the respublica Christiana. read more