Book contents
- The Sanctuary at Bath in the Roman Empire
- Cambridge Classical Studies
- The Sanctuary at Bath in the Roman Empire
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- 1 Discovering Roman Bath
- 2 From Bath to Aquae Sulis
- 3 Experiencing Aquae Sulis
- 4 Aquae Sulis and Empire
- 5 Water from the Earth
- 6 The Local Writ Large
- Conclusion: From Aquae Sulis to Bath
- Bibliography
- Index
Conclusion: - From Aquae Sulis to Bath
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 07 January 2020
- The Sanctuary at Bath in the Roman Empire
- Cambridge Classical Studies
- The Sanctuary at Bath in the Roman Empire
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- 1 Discovering Roman Bath
- 2 From Bath to Aquae Sulis
- 3 Experiencing Aquae Sulis
- 4 Aquae Sulis and Empire
- 5 Water from the Earth
- 6 The Local Writ Large
- Conclusion: From Aquae Sulis to Bath
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
This final chapter draws together the themes from the previous chapters to discuss the place of Roman Aquae Sulis as a whole. It then examines the archaeological evidence for the sanctuary’s decay and eventual abandonment in the context of our broader understanding of late- and sub-Roman Britain, and finishes by looking at the Old English poem ‘The Ruin’, thus bringing the story full-circle back to the Middle Ages and the rise of Bath as a healing spa.
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- The Sanctuary at Bath in the Roman Empire , pp. 187 - 200Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020