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100 1 _aMaréchal, Sadi.
245 1 0 _aPublic Baths and Bathing Habits in Late Antiquity :
_bA Study of the Evidence from Italy, North Africa and Palestine A. D. 285-700.
250 _a1st ed.
264 1 _aBoston :
_bBRILL,
_c2020.
264 4 _c©2020.
300 _a1 online resource (528 pages)
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aLate Antique Archaeology (Supplementary Series) Series ;
_vv.6
505 0 _aIntro -- Foreword -- Illustrations -- Abbreviations -- Key to the General Plans -- Introduction -- Why Baths Again? -- General Aims and Outline of the Research -- Geographical Framework -- Chronological Framework -- Methodology and Sources -- Baths and Bathing Approached from Different Angles -- Evidence of Baths and Bathing -- The Structure of the Book -- Notes on Terminology -- Geographical Terminology and Place Names -- Chronological Terminology -- Cultural and Religious Terminology -- Personal Names -- Bath-Related Terminology -- Notes on Abbreviations -- Chapter 1 General Introduction to Roman Baths and Earlier Research on Late Antique Baths -- General Introduction to Roman Baths andBathing Habits -- Pre-Roman Origins of Public Bathing -- Italic Bathing Habits -- Early Roman Bathhouse -- Imperial Period Bathhouse -- The Bathing Itinerary -- Modern Typologies of the Plans -- Technology of the Baths -- Hypocaust -- Wall Heating -- The Functioning of the Heating System -- Water Management of Baths -- Water Supply -- Waste Water Disposal -- Decoration -- Popularity of Bathhouses -- Earlier Research on Late Antique Baths -- Late Antique Baths in General Works on Roman Bathsand Bathing -- Late Antique Baths in Regional Studies -- Specific Studies on Late Antique Baths -- Chapter 2 Written Evidence of Baths -- Late Antique Literature -- Methodology and Approach -- 4th c. Latin Authors -- 4th c. Greek Authors -- 5th c. Latin Authors -- 5th c. Greek Authors -- 5th c. Syriac Literature -- 6th c. Latin Authors -- 6th c. Greek Authors -- 6th c. Syriac Authors -- 7th c. Authors -- Summarizing the Literary Attestations of Baths and Bathing Habits -- Hammams in Early Medieval Arabic Literature -- Legal Documents -- Codex Theodosianus -- Corpus Iuris Civilis -- Ecumenical Councils and Synods -- Summarizing the Legal Documents -- Epigraphic Evidence.
505 8 _aMethodological Problems and Approaches -- Inscriptions of the Italian Peninsula -- Inscriptions of North Africa -- Inscriptions of Cyrenaica -- Inscriptions of Palestina -- Summarizing the Epigraphic Evidence -- Papyrological Evidence -- Introduction -- Papyri -- Summarizing the Papyrological Evidence -- Chapter 3 Archaeological Evidence -- Introduction -- Rome -- Concise History of the Urban Fabric -- Newly Built Late Antique Baths -- Continued Use and Abandonment of Existing Baths -- Private Baths -- Baths on the Forma Urbis Roma -- The Evidence for Baths in the Written Sources -- Baths in the Late Antique Urban Context -- Ostia -- Concise History of the Urban Fabric -- Newly Built Late Antique Baths -- Continued Use and Abandonment of Existing Baths -- Private Baths -- Baths on the Isola Sacra -- Baths in the Late Antique Urban Context -- Cuicul -- Concise History of the Urban Fabric -- Newly Built Late Antique Baths -- Continued Use and Abandonment of Existing Baths -- Baths in the Late Antique Urban Context -- Thamugadi -- Concise History of the Urban Fabric -- Newly Built Late Antique Baths -- Continued Use and Abandonment of Existing Baths -- Baths in the Late Antique Urban Context -- Carthage -- Concise History of the Urban Fabric -- Newly Built Late Antique Baths -- Continued Use or Abandonment of Existing Baths -- Baths in the Late Antique Urban Context -- Sufetula -- Concise History of the Urban Fabric -- Newly Built Late Antique Baths -- Continued Use and Abandonment of Existing Baths -- Baths in the Late Antique Urban Context -- Ptolemais -- Concise History of the Urban Fabric -- Newly Built Late Antique Baths -- Continued Use and Abandonment of Existing Baths -- Private Baths -- Baths in the Late Antique Urban Context -- Scythopolis -- Concise History of the Urban Fabric -- Newly Built Late Antique Baths.
505 8 _aContinued Use and Abandonment of Existing Baths -- Baths in the Late Antique Urban Context -- Archaeological Evidence of Early Hammams -- North Africa and Cyrenaica -- Egypt -- Palestina -- The Larger Middle Eastern Context -- Summarizing the Archaeological Evidence of EarlyHammams -- Chapter 4 Continuity and Change in Late Antique Public Baths and Bathing Habits -- Architecture -- Plans of the Baths -- Size of the Baths -- Rooms of the Baths -- Construction Techniques and Building Materials -- Decoration -- Bath Technology -- Hypocaust -- Wall Heating -- Furnaces -- Water Supply -- Waste Water Disposal -- Public Baths and Their Contexts -- Urban Contexts -- Non-Urban Contexts -- Secondary Use of Baths -- Privatisation of the Bathing Habit? -- The Church and the Baths -- Decay or Continuity of Baths and Bathing Habits -- Continuity in the 4th c. -- Strong Regional Trends in the 5th c. -- Difficulties in the 6th c. -- Towards Medieval and Islamic Baths in the 7th c. -- A Habit in Decline? -- Epilogue-The Transition to the Hammams -- General Concluding Remarks and Prospects for Future Research -- Appendix 1 Late Antique Inscriptions Mentioning Baths -- Inscriptions from the Italian Peninsula -- Inscriptions from North Africa -- Inscriptions from Palestina -- Appendix 2 Late Antique Papyri Mentioning Baths -- appendix 3Lists of Late Antique Baths, Possible Baths and Continued Use of Baths -- Gazetteer -- Introduction -- Baths in the Italian Peninsula, Sicily and Sardinia -- New Construction -- Possible Late Antique Baths -- Villa Baths with a Possible Public Use -- Continued Use and Abandonment of Imperial PeriodBaths during Late Antiquity -- Baths in Roman North Africa -- New Construction -- Possible Late Antique Baths -- Villa Baths with a Possible Public Use -- Other Private Baths with Possible Public Access -- Ecclesiastical Baths -- Fortress Baths.
505 8 _aContinued Use and Abandonment of Imperial Period Baths during Late Antiquity -- Baths in Cyrenaica -- New Construction -- Possible Late Antique Baths -- Fortress Baths -- Continued Use and Abandonment of Imperial Period Baths during Late Antiquity -- Baths in Egypt -- New Construction -- Possible Late Antique Baths -- Other Private Baths with a Possible Public Use -- Ecclesiastical Baths -- Fortress Baths -- Continued Use and Abandonment of Imperial Period Baths during Late Antiquity -- Baths in Palestina -- New Construction -- Possible Late Antique Baths -- Private Baths -- Ecclesiastical Baths -- Fortress Baths -- Continued Use and Abandonment of Imperial Period Baths during Late Antiquity -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Primary Sources -- Modern Sources -- Indices -- Ancient Sources -- Themes -- People -- Places.
520 _aThis book examines the survival, transformation and eventual decline of Roman public baths and bathing habits in Italy, North Africa and Palestine during Late Antiquity.
588 _aDescription based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
590 _aElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
650 0 _aBaths, Roman-Italy.
655 4 _aElectronic books.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
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_tPublic Baths and Bathing Habits in Late Antiquity
_dBoston : BRILL,c2020
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797 2 _aProQuest (Firm)
830 0 _aLate Antique Archaeology (Supplementary Series) Series
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