thermae

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

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

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 T. (Tobias) Smollett

As a young man I spent a number of particularly dangerous Summer nights in the thermae of Caracalla—you know, of course, what boggy ground that is—and remained well.

From The Lonely Way—Intermezzo—Countess Mizzie Three Plays by Edwin Björkman

In addition to many elaborate arrangements for the bathers, the thermae included lounging and reading rooms, libraries, gymnasia, and even museums and galleries of art.

From Early European History by Hutton Webster