
Roman Baths in Britain
Tony Rook(Author)
Shire Publications (Publisher)
Published on 1. April 2002
Book
Paperback/Softback
64 pages
978-0-7478-0157-3 (ISBN)
Description
Almost every Roman site in Britain seems to have had its baths. They needed to be strongly built and to a large extent were constructed below contemporary ground level. As a result the remains of Roman baths have resisted demolition and damage by the plough. We can easily imagine how, and in what environment, the Romans and their slaves bathed. Bathing establishments are easily recognised, as are th materials used in their construction. The purpose of this book is to explain how Roman baths came to be built, how they were constructed, how they were used, and how they worked.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
71 b/w
Dimensions
Height: 211 mm
Width: 151 mm
Thickness: 5 mm
Weight
118 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7478-0157-3 (9780747801573)
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Person
Tony Rook was a building technologist and the founder and director of the Welwyn Archaeological Society. He is best known for saving Welwyn's Roman Baths from destruction. His books include Roman Building Techniques (2013).