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The present volume is a publication of the Frontinus-conference “Bathing Culture in Budapest”, which was held in Budapest from September 8-15, 2022. There are 20 contributions published in this volume.Continue reading→

We would like to draw your attention to the very interesting publication ‘Ancient Water Supply and Management Systems in the Western Mediterranean – Construction and Operation’, which was published this year.Continue reading→

The topics covered in the articles range from thermal baths to aqueducts and from Roman times to the Middle Ages.Most of the articles are taken from the online lecture series entitled ‘Thurst(da)y for Water History’, which takes place every second Thursday of the month (N. de Haan – K. Wallat, M. Hainzmann, G. Jansen, J. Köhler and I. Uytterhoeven).Continue reading→

Our member Georgia Aristodemou has published a very interesting paper: ‘Mapping river gods. Highlighting the importance of rivers as gods, as seen through their representations in art during the Roman period in the regions of Macedonia and Thrace’. We recommend reading this book.Continue reading→

Our member Giovanni Polizzi has published two very interesting publications: ‘Solonte et l`eau – L’exploitation des ressources en eau dans la cité antique de Solonte’ (‘Solunto and the water – The use of water resources in the ancient city of Solunto’) and ‘Gli impianti termali: centro benessere di età romana’ (‘The thermal baths: wellness centres from Roman times’). We recommend reading both publications.Continue reading→

Our member and Deputy Chair of the Scientific Advisory Board Gemma Jansen has published the book ‘Sixty-Six Toilets and Urinals in the Ancient City of Rome’ together with Ann Olga Koloski-Ostrow and Richard Neudecker. We recommend reading this remarkable book.Continue reading→