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

They did not possess the magnitude and ornament of the Roman thermae.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 19, May, 1859 by Various

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

Gazing at the savage figure before him, the long trains of courtiers whom he had been used to see in the thermae and imperial corridors at Rome arose before him, forcing a comparison.

From Ben-Hur; a tale of the Christ by Wallace, Lewis

Ruins of the thermae of Caracalla and of Titus are still standing.

From Rome by Malleson, Hope