Roman Bath

A New History and Archaeology of Aquae Sulis

Peter Davenport

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English

HISTORY PRESS
01 February 2021

History; Ancient history: to c 500 CE; Classical Greek & Roman archaeology; Local history

The first completely new and authoritative popular book on Roman Bath since 1984.

For almost three hundred years, excavations have been carried out in Roman Bath. At first these were rare and sporadic and archaeological finds were made by chance. From the 1860s deliberate investigations were made and increasingly professional methods employed. The Roman Baths were laid open to view but little was published. From the 1950s interest accelerated, professionals and amateurs collaborated, and there was never a decade in which some new discovery was not made.

The first popular but authoritative presentation of this work was made in 1978 and updated several times. However, from the 1990s to the present there has some sort of archaeological investigation almost every year. This has thrown much new and unexpected light on the town of Aquae Sulis and its citizens. In this book, the author, having been involved in most of the archaeological work in Bath since 1980, attempts to tell the story of Roman Bath: the latest interim report on the 'Three Hundred Year Dig'.

AUTHOR Newly retired, Peter Davenport was a professional archaeologist for 46 years, 25 of those being the senior archaeologist at Bath Archaeological Trust. He has been involved in all the excavations carried out in the Roman Baths and the great majority of excavations in the rest of Bath since 1980. He is a Trustee of the Roman Baths Foundation and lives in Batheaston.

120 colour illustrations

By: Peter Davenport
Imprint: HISTORY PRESS
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9780750995566
ISBN 10: 0750995564
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 01 February 2021
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

Newly retired, Peter Davenport was a professional archaeologist for 46 years, 25 of those being the senior archaeologist at Bath Archaeological Trust. He has been involved in all the excavations carried out in the Roman Baths and the great majority of excavations in the rest of Bath since 1980. He is a Trustee of the Roman Baths Foundation and lives in Batheaston.

Reviews for Roman Bath: A New History and Archaeology of Aquae Sulis

A fascinating read packed full of remarkable revelations. Throughout Roman Bath Davenport eloquently tells the story of the town of Aquae Sulis and unpacks a series of new and surprising discoveries that have been made over the last forty years.