The Story of Roman Bath

The Story of Roman Bath

Author: Patricia Southern

Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited

Published: 2015-01-15

Total Pages: 308

ISBN-13: 1445615908

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A comprehensive history of Roman Bath


Roman Baths in Britain

Roman Baths in Britain

Author: Ian D. Rotherham

Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited

Published: 2012-06-15

Total Pages: 216

ISBN-13: 1445612305

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The fascinating story of Britain’s Roman Baths right up to the present day.


Roman Bath Discovered

Roman Bath Discovered

Author: Barry W. Cunliffe

Publisher:

Published: 2000-11

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13: 9780752419282

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The finding, in 1727, of the gilded bronze head of the Roman goddess Minerva during the construction of the famous Stall Street led to the discovery of the Roman temple and of the baths. Since then archaeologists have discovered more and more about the Roman city of Aquae Sulis. In this new edition of a work first published almost thirty years ago, Professor Cunliffe brings the story right up to date. He deals in detail with the temple and its precinct and with the 'curse tablets' which have been deciphered to reveal the thoughts of Roman visitors. He then explains just how the bathing establishment was organized and explores the relationship between the spa and the town. We learn what life was like for the local inhabitants as well as for the visitors. Finally, he charts the process of decline and decay during the 300 years after the Roman period.


The Sanctuary at Bath in the Roman Empire

The Sanctuary at Bath in the Roman Empire

Author: Eleri H. Cousins

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2020-01-16

Total Pages: 239

ISBN-13: 110849319X

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Using a broad array of archaeology, art, and text, this book revolutionizes our understanding of the Roman sanctuary at Bath.


Baths and Bathing in Classical Antiquity

Baths and Bathing in Classical Antiquity

Author: Fikret K. Yegül

Publisher: MIT Press (MA)

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 516

ISBN-13:

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This text reviews and analyzes the structure, function and design of baths, seeking to integrate their architecture with the wider social and cultural custom of bathing, and examining in particular the changes this custom underwent in Late Antiquity and in Byzantine and Islamic cultures.


Roman Bath

Roman Bath

Author: Peter Davenport

Publisher: The History Press

Published: 2021-07-16

Total Pages: 308

ISBN-13: 0750996439

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For almost three hundred years, excavations have been carried out in Roman Bath. At first these were rare and sporadic and archaeological finds were made by chance. Even fewer were reported. But from the 1860s, deliberate investigations were made and increasingly professional methods employed. The Roman Baths were laid open to view, but little was published. From the 1950s, interest accelerated, professionals and amateurs collaborated, and there was never a decade in which some new discovery was not made. The first popular but authoritative presentation of this work was made in 1971 and updated several times. However, from the 1990s to the present there has been some sort of archaeological investigation almost every year. This has thrown much new and unexpected light on the town of Aquae Sulis and its citizens. In this book, Peter Davenport, having been involved in most of the archaeological work in Bath since 1980, attempts to tell the story of Roman Bath: the latest interim report on the 'Three Hundred Year Dig'.


Bathing in the Roman World

Bathing in the Roman World

Author: Fikret Yegül

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2009-09-14

Total Pages: 300

ISBN-13: 9780521549622

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In Bathing in the Roman World, Fikret Yegul examines the social and cultural aspects of one of the key Roman institutions. Guiding the reader through the customs, rituals, and activities associated with public bathing, Yegul traces the origins and development of baths and bathing customs and analyzes the sophisticated technology and architecture of bath complexes, which were among the most imposing of all Roman building types. He also examines the reception of bathing throughout the classical world and the transformation of bathing culture across three continents in Byzantine and Christian societies. The volume concludes with an epilogue on bathing and cleanliness in post-classical Europe, revealing the changes and continuities in culture that have made public bathing a viable phenomenon even in the modern era. Richly illustrated and written in an accessible manner, this book is geared to undergraduates for use in courses on Roman architecture, archaeology, civilization, and social and cultural history.