Thermal establishments with mineral-medicinal waters represent a special case among Roman bath buildings, not only because of the adaptation of the space to the use of these waters for health issues, but also because of the infrastructures and engineering they developed, as well as for their function in the landscape.
Thermalism in the Roman Provinces is focused on the role of thermal establishments with mineral-medicinal waters in the different territories of the Roman Empire, including their symbiosis with the landscape as well as the ways in which their construction was adapted to give greater comfort to those who came to take advantage of their health-giving properties. But, what was the role that these sites fulfilled in each province? Why was so much effort invested in the construction of these thermal complexes in the Roman period? What elements might inform us about the singularities of their construction in adapting to the characteristics of these waters?
These and other questions are analysed through different thermal sites, with a particular focus on the origins of thermalism in Roman times. The monograph aims to deepen our understanding of the beginnings of these practices, to present new data and to promote knowledge of an extremely fragile archaeological and cultural heritage as a part of the history and development regions across the Mediterranean.
H 290 x W 205 mm
232 pages
Illustrated in colour throughout
Published Aug 2024
ISBN
Paperback: 9781803277752
Digital: 9781803277769
Introduction – Silvia González Soutelo
1. Adaptations to Topographical and Geological Conditions. Healing Spas over the Territory
The Roman Thermal Spa of Aquae Iasae, Varaždinske Toplice (Croatia) – Dora KUŠAN ŠPALJ and Nikoleta PEROK
Healing Spas in the Arverni Territory (France, Auvergne Rhône Alpes) – Lise AUGUSTIN-ROLLAND, Élise NECTOUX, Hélène DARTEVELLE, Bertrand DOUSTEYSSIER, Élise FOVET and Gabriel ROCQUE
Nunc Baias Petamus. A Visit to the Roman Elite Spa Town from an Archaeological Perspective – Matthias NIEBERLE
Architecture Adapted to Thermal Springs Some Examples of Roman Engineering Solutions to Thermo-Mineral Water Abstraction in the Western Empire – Matteo MARCATO and Silvia GONZÁLEZ SOUTELO
The Use of Thermal and Medicinal Waters in Aquincum (Budapest, Hungary) – Gabriella FÉNYES
The Role of Statues in the Thermal Springs of the Province of Asia During the Roman Imperial Period – Ahmet YARAŞ and Gamze ÜSKÜPLÜ AKGÜL
2. Healing Spas in Context. The Role of Bathing Establishments in the Territory
Banja Bansko (r. North Macedonia) Through Time and Space – Vane P. SEKULOV
Ceremonial Buildings at Thermo-Mineral Springs: the Example of Via Scavi at Montegrotto Terme – Maddalena BASSANI
Aquae Helveticae Becomes Baden (switzerland). from the Roman Vicus to the Medieval Town – Andrea SCHAER
Repositioning a Spa in Space and Time: the Bagneres-de-Bigorre Spa (Hautes-Pyrénées, France) – Laurent COSTA and Richard SABATIER
Space and Place Around the Sacred Pool of Bagno Grande at San Casciano Dei Bagni (toscany, Italy) – Jacopo TABOLLI and Emanuele MARIOTTI
Transformation of Residential Architecture into Private and Public Baths in Late Antique Baiae – Gioconda DI LUCA
The Roman Healing Spa of Termas De São Vicente (Penafiel, Portugal) and Its Surroundings in Roman Times and Late Antiquity – Teresa SOEIRO, Silvia GONZÁLEZ SOUTELO, Helena BERNARDO and Jorge SAMPAIO
The Exploitation of Natural Resources at Aquae Flauiae (Chaves, Portugal) – Sérgio CARNEIRO
3. Healing Spas and Ancient Roads. Pilgrims and Visitors to Thermal Sites.
Ad Aquas… Some Observations on the Correlation Between Accessibility and Development of Thermal Sites in Roman Thrace – Mariya AVRAMOVA
Thermalism and Road System in the African Roman Provinces. a Focus on Roman Algeria – Paola ZANOVELLO and Jacopo TURCHETTO
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