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
In a little house, or shed, behind the court, is preserved the wonderful group of Dirce, commonly called the Toro Farnese, which was brought hither from the thermae Caracallae.
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)
In the plain below are large thermae, and ruins of a splendid aqueduct.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" 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 Smollett, T. (Tobias)
