Sources of Ancient Healing Thermalism

Livy perioch. 61.1–4

Titus Livius Patavinus: 
Titi Livi Periochae omnium librorum ab urbe condita
Way of Transmission
Literature
Datation
before 17 CE
Language
Latin
Literary Genre
History
Canonical Reference
Liv. perioch. 61.1–4
Thermal Terms
aquae frigidae fontes calidae fontes
Thermal Spa Related
Aquae Sextiae

61.1-5 C. Sextius pro cos. victa Salluviorum gente coloniam Aquas Sextias condidit, ob aquarum copiam e caldis frigidisque fontibus atque a nomine suo ita appellatas.

61.1–5 El procónsul Gayo Sextio venció al pueblo de los saluvios y después fundó la colonia de Aguas Sextias, llamada así por la abundancia de aguas que manan de fuentes calientes y frías y por su propio nombre.

Commentary

Indica que había fuentes de aguas termales calientes y frías en este lugar.

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Plinius Naturalis historia 31.4

Pliny the Elder indicates the importance of mineral and thermal springs were for humans, and how in some occassions, these springs caused the creation of some urbes because the value of these waters for health. In this case, he includes the examples of some of those cities: Puteolos (Puteoli, Italy), (Aquae) Statiellas (Acqui Terme, Italy) and (Aquae) Sextias (Aix-en-Provence, in France)

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