The sanctuary at Bath in the Roman Empire
Discovering Roman Bath -- From Bath to Aquae Sulis -- Experiencing Aquae Sulis -- Aquae Sulis and Empire -- Water from the Earth -- The Local Writ Large -- From Aquae Sulis to Bath
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, United Kingdom New York, NY Port Melbourne New Delhi Singapore
Cambridge University Press
2023
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| In: | Year: 2023 |
| Edition: | First paperback edition |
| Series/Journal: | Cambridge classical studies
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| Further subjects: | B
Bath (England)
Antiquities, Roman
B Archaeology and religion (England) B Sanctuary B Bath B Thesis B Roman time B Excavations (archaeology) (England) (Bath) |
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| Parallel Edition: | Erscheint auch als: Cousins, Eleri, 1987: The sanctuary at Bath in the Roman Empire. - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2020. - 1 Online-Ressource (x, 228 Seiten). - 9781108694735 |
| Summary: | Discovering Roman Bath -- From Bath to Aquae Sulis -- Experiencing Aquae Sulis -- Aquae Sulis and Empire -- Water from the Earth -- The Local Writ Large -- From Aquae Sulis to Bath "The Roman sanctuary at Bath has long been used in scholarship as an example par excellence of religious and artistic syncretisms in Roman Britain. With its monumental temple, baths, and hot springs, its status as one of the most significant Roman sites in the province is unquestioned. But our academic narratives about Roman Bath are also rooted in the narratives of our more recent past. This book begins by exploring how Georgian and Victorian antiquaries developed our modern story of a healing sanctuary at Roman Bath. It shows that a curative function for the sanctuary is in fact unsupported by the archaeological evidence. It then re-tells the story of Roman Bath by focusing on three interlinked aspects: the entanglement of the sanctuary with Roman imperialism, the role of the hot springs in the lives of worshipers, and Bath's place within the wider world of the western Roman Empire |
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| Item Description: | "This book has its genesis in my doctoral thesis ..." . - (Vorwort) Literaturverzeichnis Seite 201-225 |
| Physical Description: | x, 228 Seiten, Illustrationen, Karten |
| ISBN: | 978-1-108-49319-2 978-1-108-71745-8 |
