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
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
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 Webster, Hutton
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
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