Roman Aqueducts and Water Supply (Duckworth Archaeology) (Duckworth Archaeology)

"How did a Roman waterworks work? How were the aqueducts planned and built? What happened to the water before it arrived in the aqueduct and after it left, in catchment, urban distribution and drainage? What were the hydraulics and drainage involved?" "In a comprehensive, generously illustrated study ranging through the Roman aqueducts of France, Germany, Spain, North Africa, Turkey and Israel as well as the Roman heartland of Italy, Trevor Hodge introduces us to these often neglected aspects of what the Romans themselves regarded as one of the greatest glories of their civilisation."--Backk Cover.

First sentence: My translation is not, perhaps, a literal, word-for-word replica of the original, but I can guarantee that the spirit of it would be happily authenticated not only by Sextus Julius Frontinus himself, but by just about all Romans everywhere.

Year

2002

Language

English

Publisher

Duckworth Publishers

Editions

1

Pages

512

ISBN

9780715631713

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