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thermae
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alt=Photograph of the Baths showing a rectangular area of greenish water surrounded by yellow stone buildings with pillars. In the background is the tower of the abbey.|thumb|upright=1.35|Roman Baths (Bath)|Roman public baths in Bath, England. The entire structure above the level of the pillar bases is a later reconstruction. thumb|Bulla Regia, inside the thermal baths
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20 sectionsContents
- Terminology
- Building layout
- Palaestra
- Use of the palaestra
- Apodyterium and frigidarium
- Tepidarium
- Caldarium
- Laconicum
- Service areas
- Women's bath
- Purpose
- Cultural significance
- Location
- Remains of Roman public baths
- See also
- References
- Citations
- Sources
- Further reading
- External links
alt=Photograph of the Baths showing a rectangular area of greenish water surrounded by yellow stone buildings with pillars. In the background is the tower of the abbey.|thumb|upright=1.35|Roman Baths (Bath)|Roman public baths in Bath, England. The entire structure above the level of the pillar bases is a later reconstruction. thumb|Bulla Regia, inside the thermal baths
In ancient Rome, ' (from Greek , "hot") and ' (from Greek ) were facilities for bathing. usually refers to the large imperial bath complexes, while were smaller-scale facilities, public or private, that existed in great numbers throughout Rome.