The Roman bath-house at Humeima in its architectural and social context

dc.contributor.author	Reeves, Mary Barbara	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2024-08-15T17:36:25Z
dc.date.available	2024-08-15T17:36:25Z
dc.date.copyright	1996	en_US
dc.date.issued	1996
dc.degree.department	Department of Classics	en_US
dc.degree.level	Master of Arts M.A.	en
dc.description.abstract	In early second century Provincia Arabia, a Roman fort was built next to the Nabataean settlement of Hawar (Humeima in modern Jordan). Excavation indicates that Hawar's fort complex contained many of the components traditionally associated with Roman forts, including an external bath-house. This thesis places Hawar's bath-house in both its architectural and social-cultural context. The first goal is achieved by comparing this bath-house with 172 other baths associated with Roman forts, and with 175 baths in the ancient Near East. The analysis reveals that this is a typical Roman military bath. The second goal, to recreate the bath's social context, is approached by considering evidence from other sources about the purpose of this building, who used it, when it was used, and how it was used. Two appendices contain catalogues of comparative bath material. A third appendix argues that this Roman bath was used into the early Islamic period (c. 687-750).
dc.format.extent	248 pages
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/1828/19389
dc.rights	Available to the World Wide Web	en_US
dc.title	The Roman bath-house at Humeima in its architectural and social context	en_US
dc.type	Thesis	en_US

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