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
Of the thermae in Rome, some were mercenary, and some opened gratis.
From Travels through France and Italy by Smollett, T. (Tobias)
The Thermae or Imperial Baths.—The term thermae is given to the immense bathing establishments which were built by the emperors to ingratiate themselves with the people.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" by Various
Moscioniopus reticulatum from the thermae of hadrian's villa at tivoli Photo.
From The Ten Books on Architecture by Vitruvius Pollio
In the plain below are large thermae, and ruins of a splendid aqueduct.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" by Various
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
