Foreword List of Illustrations Abbreviations Introduction Methods and Structure: Coverage Methods and Structure: Approach and Evidence Methods and Structure: Definitions1 Late Antiquity and the City Historical Background Urban Evolutions in Late Antiquity Conclusions2 Baths, Aqueducts and Water IntroductionEarly Imperial Baths and Aqueducts Baths in Late Antiquity Aqueducts in Late Antiquity Trends and Causes Conclusions3 Spectacle Buildings Introduction Early Imperial Spectacle Buildings Spectacle Buildings in Late Antiquity Trends and Causes Conclusions4 Reuse and Public Buildings Past Study Reuse in the Early Empire Conceptualising and Categorising Reuse The Reuse of Public Architecture in the Late Antique West, ca.300-600 Overall Trends 165 Reuse and the Late Antique City Conclusions5 Analysis and Discussion Explanations for the Demise and Reuse of this Group of Public buildings Public Buildings and the Late Antique City Conclusion Appendix I: Timeline of Dates and Events Appendix II: Benefaction in the Western Empire Appendix III: Tables Bibliography Ancient Textual Editions Modern Sources Index.