The sanctuary at Bath in the Roman Empire

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Genre:: Electronic books
Subjects:: Excavations (Archaeology)--England--Bath
Archaeology and religion--England
Bath (England)--Antiquities, Roman

Table of 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.
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 retells 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.
Language:: English
Physical Type/Description:: 1 online resource (x, 228 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
General Note:: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 15 Jan 2020).
Local Note:: Available to current Emory faculty, students and staff.