Vol. 3 No. 12 (2024)
Field reports

Preliminary report on the excavations of the legionary bath of Brigetio in 2024

Dávid Bartus
Institute of Archaeological Sciences, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary
Melinda Szabó
Institute of Archaeological Sciences, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary
Rita Helga Olasz
Institute of Archaeological Sciences, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary
Ákos Müller
Institute of Archaeological Sciences, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary
Bence Simon
Institute of Archaeological Sciences, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary
Lajos Juhász
Institute of Archaeological Sciences, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary
Vilmos Lenár
Institute of Archaeological Sciences, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary
László Borhy
Institute of Archaeological Sciences, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary
Emese Számadó
Komáromi Klapka György Museum, Komárom, Hungary

Published 2025-01-24

Keywords

  • Roman bath,
  • Brigetio,
  • legionary fortress,
  • limes,
  • Pannonia

How to Cite

Bartus, D., Szabó, M., Olasz, R. H., Müller, Ákos, Simon, B., Juhász, L., Lenár, V., Borhy, L., & Számadó, E. (2025). Preliminary report on the excavations of the legionary bath of Brigetio in 2024. Dissertationes Archaeologicae, 3(12), 449–466. https://doi.org/10.17204/dissarch.2024.449

Abstract

The excavation of the legionary camp at Brigetio began in 2021. Throughout the last four campaigns, 2,200 square meters of the baths were unearthed, which span a total of well over 6,000 square meters. In 2024 the work continued across four surfaces. The excavations here shed a light on the size of the bath, which extended westward over a much larger area than previous excavations and radar surveys had suggested. In connection with the heating systems of the baths, two praefurnia preserved in excellent condition, along with their two adjoining service rooms, were also unearthed. In the southern section of the baths, three lime slaking pits were discovered, a rare occurrence in military context within the Roman Empire.