THE LATE ROMAN MILITARY BATHS OF THE WADI ARABAH: A SURVEY OF RECENT ARCHAEOLOGICAL WORK

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Archaeological investigation over the past two decades at several Late Roman military sites in the Wadi Arabah has revealed a corpus of bathhouses that share a geographically distinct architectural design. Constructed in the late 3rd – early 4th cent. CE during a short-lived period of economic resurgence and revitalization of regional trade, these small Roman military baths can add much to our understanding of the broader socioeconomic and historical contexts of Arabia/Palaestina in Late Antiquity. This paper reviews recent work on the Late Roman military baths of the Wadi Arabah and offers new analyses regarding their placement and architectural planning.

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Baths , Roman , military , Arabia Palaestina , Wadi Arabah , caravanserai , Ayn Hosob , Bir Madhkur , Ayn Gharandal , Ayn Ghadian

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Syria