Guide to the Aqueducts of Ancient Rome
Guide to the Aqueducts of Ancient Rome

Author: Peter J. Aicher

Publisher: Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers

Published: 1995-01-01

Total Pages: 208

ISBN-13: 9780865162716

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Aicher has crafted an ideal introduction and a valuable field companion for navigating the Roman aqueducts. Features new maps, schematic drawings, photographs, and reprints of Ashby's line drawings.

Roman Aqueducts & Water Supply
Roman Aqueducts & Water Supply

Author: A. Trevor Hodge

Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 514

ISBN-13:

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"How did Roman waterworks work? How were the aqueducts planned and built? What happened to the water before it got into the aqueduct conduit and after it left it, in catchment, urban distribution and drainage? What were the hydraulics and engineering involved? And what was hydraulic technology like throughout the provinces, far from the often-studied system of metropolitan Rome? In a comprehensive study that ranges through the Roman aqueducts of France, Germany, Spain, North Africa, Turkey and Israel, Professor Hodge introduces us to these often neglected aspects of what the Romans themselves would certainly boast of as one of the greatest glories of their civilisation. Although often technically oriented, the book is aimed at non-engineers (there is a chapter on basic hydraulics, and an appendix on the use of formulae), and historians of society and the economy are not overlooked. Above all, the book looks on aqueducts as functioning machines rather than as static archaeological monuments." -- Provided by publisher

The Archaeology of Sanitation in Roman Italy
The Archaeology of Sanitation in Roman Italy

Author: Ann Olga Koloski-Ostrow

Publisher: UNC Press Books

Published: 2015-04-06

Total Pages: 313

ISBN-13: 1469621290

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The Romans developed sophisticated methods for managing hygiene, including aqueducts for moving water from one place to another, sewers for removing used water from baths and runoff from walkways and roads, and public and private latrines. Through the archeological record, graffiti, sanitation-related paintings, and literature, Ann Olga Koloski-Ostrow explores this little-known world of bathrooms and sewers, offering unique insights into Roman sanitation, engineering, urban planning and development, hygiene, and public health. Focusing on the cities of Pompeii, Herculaneum, Ostia, and Rome, Koloski-Ostrow's work challenges common perceptions of Romans' social customs, beliefs about health, tolerance for filth in their cities, and attitudes toward privacy. In charting the complex history of sanitary customs from the late republic to the early empire, Koloski-Ostrow reveals the origins of waste removal technologies and their implications for urban health, past and present.

The Water Supply of Ancient Rome
The Water Supply of Ancient Rome

Author: G. de Kleijn

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2021-11-15

Total Pages: 364

ISBN-13: 9004502300

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Kleijn, G. de The Water Supply of Ancient Rome. City Area, Water, and Population. 2001 The Aqua Appia (312 BC) was the first of the eleven aqueducts leading to Rome to be built in antiquity. Time and again, the volume of water brought into the city was increased through the construction of new aqueducts. Rome’s population and the extent of its built-up area also changed over time. This study examines how data derived from our knowledge of the urban water supply in antiquity may help answering questions about the urban social fabric and topography. DMAHA 22 (2001), 365 p. Cloth. - 68.00 EURO, ISBN: 9050632688

The Water Supply of Ancient Rome
The Water Supply of Ancient Rome

Author: Christer Bruun

Publisher:

Published: 1991

Total Pages: 484

ISBN-13:

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Forfatteren tager bl.a udgangspunkt i Frontinus' (ca. år 35-ca. 104) klassiske værk: De aquae ductu urbis Romae og belyser modsigelserne

Rome in Africa
Rome in Africa

Author: Susan Raven

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2012-12-06

Total Pages: 304

ISBN-13: 113489239X

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Nearly three thousand years ago the Phoenicians set up trading colonies on the coast of North Africa, and ever since successive civilizations have been imposed on the local inhabitants, largely from outside. Carthaginians, Romans, vandals, Byzantines, Arabs, TUrks, French and Italians have all occupied the region in their time. The Romans governed this part of Africa for six hundred cities, twelve thousand miles of roads and hundreds of aquaducts, some fifty miles long. The remains of many of these structures can be seen today. At the height of its prosperity, during the second and third centuries AD, the area was the granary of Rome, and produced more olive oil than Italy itself. The broadening horizons of the Roman Empire provided scope for the particular talents of a number of Africa's sons: the writers Terence and Apuleius; the first African Roman Emperor Septimius Severus, famous Christian theologians like Tertulllian and Saint Augustine - these are just some who rose to meet the challenges of their age.