English Heritage book of Roman Bath

by Barry W. Cunliffe

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Since the dramatic unearthing of Minerva's head in 1727, the Roman Baths in Bath, England, have been internationally renowned as some of the most perfectly preserved remains in the world. The author of this guide examines the Romans and the role that the baths played in their lives, from their initial construction to their decline after 300 years' use. He describes how curse tablets and inscriptions have been deciphered to reveal the thoughts of Roman visitors, and he reviews the show more relationship between the spa and the town. show less

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Barry Cunliffe, a professor of European archaeology at the University of Oxford, is the author of several books on the Romans and on Celtic and Iron Age Europe. He lives in Oxford, England. (Publisher Fact Sheets) Sir Barrington Windsor "Barry" Cunliffe is a British archaeologist and academic. He was Professor of European Archaeology at the show more University of Oxford. Cunliffe was born on December 10, 1939. He became a professor at an early age and became involved in the excavation of the Fishbourne Roman Palace in Sussex. Cunliffe was knighted on June 17, 2006. Some of his publications include: Fishbourne: A Roman Palace and Its Garden; The Celtic World; Facing the Ocean: The Atlantic and Its Peoples, 8000 BC to AD 1500; The Extraordinary Voyage of Pytheas the Greek: The Man Who Discovered Britain; and Britain Begins. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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Nonfiction, History, Anthropology
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936.2History & geographyHistory of ancient world (to ca. 499)Europe north and west of Italian Peninsula to ca. 499England to 410 and Wales to 410
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DA147 .B3 .C85History of Europe, Asia, Africa and OceaniaGreat BritainHistory of Great BritainEnglandHistoryBy periodEarly and medieval to 1485Celts. Romans. Saxons. Danes. Normans

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