Las termas romanas de Mura en Llíria (Valencia). Un doble complejo termal y un santuario oracular único en la Hispania Citerior = The Roman baths of Mura in Llíria (Valencia). A double thermal complex and a unique oracular sanctuary in Hispania Citerior

The Roman baths of Mura, located in the Roman city of Edeta (Llíria), together with the adjacent oracular sanctuary and various outhouses such as taverns, hospices and shops, constitute one of the most interesting examples of the thermal architecture of Hispania Citerior, within of the Conventus Tarraconensis. These thermal baths are part of one of the largest thermal complexes documented to date in the entire peninsula, distributing in a total of 3,600 m², a polyfunctional space with double hot springs with porticoed patio following the Pompeian models. In these thermal buildings water and fire are used with great skill and constructive expertise to develop a complex heating system through spaces between the walls and ducts between the vaults, achieving an optimal and efficient use of materials and heat energy that is transmitted through them. The materials and construction systems have been studied in detail thanks to the various archaeological excavation campaigns begun in 1971 and especially to the last architectural intervention completed in 2014, whose objective has been to conserve and consolidate the architectural remains of the building and adapt them for a worthy valorization, according to the size of the deposit. During the years 2014-2017, the research works developed to obtain the doctoral thesis within the doctoral program in architecture, building, urban planning and landscape of the UPV (Tormo, 2017), have allowed to expand the technical knowledge and adapt ist architecture to computer models able to simulate the functioning and thermal behavior of the entire building. The conclusions are surprising since they stipulate for the first time, the sequential opening of the communication systems between the rooms and their communication channels between the ovens and the outside for a correct operation of the installation.