Archaeologies of Water in the Roman Near East: 63 BC - AD 636: 8 1611434211, 9781611434217
Water is one of the most benign, and destructive, powers in the lives of all people, in particular in arid areas such as
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Table of contents :
Table of Contents
List of Illustrations
List of Tables
Preface
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Introduction
1. The Introduction and Uses of New Water Technologies
2. Water and the Economy
3. Attitudes towards Water as a Resource in the Roman Near East
4. Water, Hygiene, Cleanliness and Purity
5. Water and Pagan Religion in the Roman and Late Roman Near East
Conclusions
Bibliography
Index
