ALBULAE

AQUAE  , a group of springs, 4 M . W. of Tibur, the water of which is bluish, strongly impregnated with sulphur and carbonate of lime, and rises at a temperature of about 750 F . Remains of a Roman thermal establishment exist near the principal spring, the so-called Lago della Regina (which is continually diminishing in size owing to the deposit left by the water), and dedicatory inscriptions in honour of the waters have been found . The baths are still frequented by the Romans, though the modern establishment is about 1 m . S. on the high road . See T . Ashby in Papers of the British School at Rome, iii . 117 .