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

The architecture has been inspired by such old Roman thermae as the Baths of Caracalla, the Baths of Titus and the like.

From Palaces and Courts of the Exposition by James, Juliet Helena Lumbard

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)

It was here that Marius, the conqueror of the Teutones, fixed his headquarters, and embellished the place with temples, aqueducts, and thermae, of which, however, nothing now remains.

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

Within the town are remains of thermae on the north of the Via Appia and of a theatre opposite, on the south.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" by Various