The sanctuary at Bath in the Roman Empire / Eleri H. Cousins, Lancaster University.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cousins, Eleri H., 1987- author.

Series:

Cambridge classical studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Archaeology and religion.

Bath (England)--Antiquities, Roman.

Bath (England).

Excavations (Archaeology)--England--Bath.

Excavations (Archaeology).

England--Bath.

Archaeology and religion--England.

Classical antiquities.

England.

Physical Description:

x, 228 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2020.

Summary:

"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"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Cousins, Eleri H., 1987- The sanctuary at Bath in the Roman Empire

ISBN:

9781108493192

110849319X

OCLC:

1135096950

Publisher Number:

40029832917