Roman Bathhouses on Crete as Indicators of Cultural Transition: The Dynamics of Roman Influence

The grafting of Roman mores onto local identities is a complex issue and gaps in the archaeological record u ltimately result in misleading and biased deductions. The wide variety of models for Roman integration unde rscores gradations of responsiveness and exposes subtle undulations of Romanization throughout the Empire whereby Roman presence can resonate with almost unconscious societal change, establishing patterns of minimal influence.