Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Table of Contents v
3. List of Illustrations vii
4. List of Tables ix
5. Preface xi
6. Acknowledgments xiii
7. Abbreviations xv
8. Introduction 1
9. 1. The Introduction and Uses of New Water Technologies 17
10. 2. Water and the Economy 75
11. 3. Attitudes towards Water as a Resource in the Roman Near East 99
12. 4. Water, Hygiene, Cleanliness and Purity 129
13. 5. Water and Pagan Religion in the Roman and Late Roman Near East 157
14. Conclusions 177
15. Bibliography 187
16. Index 227