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)
Of the thermae in Rome, some were mercenary, and some opened gratis.
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)
The abundant water supply furnished by the aqueducts was connected with a system of great public baths, or thermae.
From Early European History by Webster, Hutton
