thermae
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
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 Juliet Helena Lumbard James
The Thermae or Imperial Baths.—The term thermae is given to the immense bathing establishments which were built by the emperors to ingratiate themselves with the people.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" by Various
The magnificence of the Romans was not so conspicuous in their temples, as in their theatres, amphitheatres, circusses, naumachia, aqueducts, triumphal arches, porticoes, basilicae, but especially their thermae, or bathing-places.
From Travels through France and Italy by T. (Tobias) Smollett
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 T. (Tobias) Smollett
