One interesting fact about ancient Greece is that they had a form of central heating in their homes. The Greeks used a system called a hypocaust, where a series of pipes or channels were built under the floors of large buildings, such as bathhouses and elite residences. Hot air from a furnace would circulate through these channels, effectively heating the floors and, consequently, the rooms above. This early form of underfloor heating demonstrated the advanced engineering and architectural innovations of ancient Greek civilization.
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AND No… While the word 'Hypocaust' is of Greek language origin, "Hypo" meaning "Under" and "Caust" meaning "Burnt" there is no strong evidence that such a system was common in Ancient Greece, with the earliest reference (circa 350BC) being that the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, may have had such a floor heating system. Hypocausts are more usually used in reference to the Roman Empire, where they were in common usage throughout the entire Empire for hundreds of years. Korean houses had a similar system, dating back approx. 1000 years, built around the principle of using wood smoke, drawn from a large cooking fire, to heat their floors.
Korean hanok have thatv since 5000 bc