thermae - Roman baths
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there was no great difficulty in the construction of these vaults, but in the Roman Thermae the tepidarium had a span of 80 ft.
The thermae, or baths, were vast structures in which multitudes of people could bathe at once. Magnificent tombs were often built by the wealthy.
Sphaeristerium Latin, from the (Greek σφαιρισ"ήριον, σφα-ρα, ball), the term in Classic architecture given to a large open space connected with the Roman thermae, for exercise with balls after the bather had been anointed; ...
In the great Roman thermae (baths) and basilicas (law courts and markets), rows of square groin-vaulted bays (or units) provided vast rooms lighted by clerestory windows high on the long sides under the vaults.
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