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Sphaeristerium

1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

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(Gr. o acpcaripcov, c4aipa, 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; they were also provided in the Roman villas.

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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Sphaeristerium'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​s/sphaeristerium.html. 1910.
 
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