What did Romans use a hypocaust for?

Answer 1

The Hypocaust is what the Romans called their method of making the walls and floors hot so that you would of had to wear sandals. Only few people got to go into that place because the rich people wouldn't go in so the slaves did it by making sure that the furnace's fire wouldn't go out.

Answer 2

It was a heating system, often used to heat the baths. It was a central heating system that directed steam or smoke through empty spaces in walls and floors.

Answer 3

The Roman hypocaust fell out of use some 1,500 years ago and was never replace. Nowadays we use central heating. Some old houses still have fireplaces.