thermae

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Provincial towns such as Bath had their thermae, heated bathing complexes with splendid indoor pools and an attached palaestra for exercising in the revered Greek style.

From Slate • Jul. 24, 2012

Behind the amphitheatre were the thermae of the same emperor Titus Vespasian.

From Travels through France and Italy by Smollett, T. (Tobias)

It was taken ordinarily in one of the public bathing establishments, or thermae, to be found in every Roman town.

From Early European History by Webster, Hutton

The thermae Dioclesianae might be termed an august academy for the use and instruction of the Roman people.

From Travels through France and Italy by Smollett, T. (Tobias)

Suppressing a smile, Glaucus replied: 'Imagine all Pompeii converted into baths, and you will then form a notion of the size of the imperial thermae of Rome.

From Last Days of Pompeii by Lytton, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron