BALNEUM
balneum, balnea, balneae, balineum, balinea, balineae-all
these variants from the Greek
βαλανεῖον are found, and were used without
distinction, though originally, according to Varro,
LL ix. 68, the plural
was used only where there was one building for men and another for
women. According to Reg. there were 856 in the city. Of the following
that are known, almost all are called by the cognomen of the builder or
owner.