Thermae be applied to those magnificent edifices which grew up under the empire, in place of the simple balneae of the republic, and which comprised within their range of buildings all the appurtenances belonging to the Greek gymnasia, as well as a regular establishment appropriated for bathing. Writers, however, use these terms without distinction. Thus the baths erected by Claudius Etruscus, the freedman of the Emperor Claudius, are styled by Statius "balnea", and by Martial "Etrusci thermulae". In an epigram by "Martial"—"subice balneum thermis"—the terms are not applied to the whole building, but to two different chambers in the same edifice.
International Association for Sports and Leisure Facilities sports and leisure infrastructure. The IAKS regularly holds seminars on the following subjects: Synthetic Turf and Synthetic Sports Surfaces Ice Maker Training Artificial Ice Rink Management Conference and Pools The IOC/IAKS Award is the only international architecture award for sports and leisure facilities already in successful operation. The Award has been conferred upon exemplary well designed and also functionally outstanding sports facilities every two years since 1987. The winning facilities can be newly erected or extended or modernized existing buildings. The sponsors of the competition are the IOC and the IAKS. Together with the IPC, the IAKS also awards the