02165nam 2200445 450 991082393750332120230704142917.090-04-41942-X10.1163/9789004419421(CKB)4920000000126587(nllekb)BRILL9789004419421(MiAaPQ)EBC6026589(EXLCZ)99492000000012658720200309d2020 uy 0engurun####uuuuatxtrdacontentnrdamediancrdacarrierPublic baths and bathing habits in late antiquity a study of the evidence from Italy, North Africa and Palestine A.D. 285-700 /by Sadi MaréchalLeiden, The Netherlands ;Boston :Brill,[2020]©20201 online resourceLate antique archaeology. Supplementary series ;Volume 690-04-41872-5 Includes bibliographical references and index."In this book Sadi Maréchal examines the survival, transformation and eventual decline of Roman public baths and bathing habits in Italy, North Africa and Palestine during Late Antiquity. Through the analysis of archaeological remains, ancient literature, inscriptions and papyri, the continued importance of bathhouses as social hubs within the urban fabric is demonstrated, thus radically altering common misconceptions of their decline through the rise of Christianity and elite seclusion. Persistent ideas about health and hygiene, as well as perpetuating ideas of civic self-esteem, drove people to build, restore and praise these focal points of daily life when other classical buildings were left to crumble.".Late antique archaeology.Supplementary series ;Volume 6.Baths, RomanItalyRomeAntiquitiesBaths, Roman613.410937Maréchal Sadi1720084MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910823937503321Public baths and bathing habits in late antiquity4118445UNINA