Fountains were remarkable buildings in ancient cities. First, their functional aspect as water suppliers made them essential to daily life. Then, under the Roman Empire, they gradually acquired a role as ornamentation of the space and as a manifestation of the political discourse that modified their...

Fountains and the Ancient City. Social Interactions, Practical Uses, and Pleasant Sights

Livres et chapitres d'ouvrages

Nicolas Lamare (5 mai 2020)

Livres et chapitres d'ouvrages

Syracusan water networks in Antiquity

Livres et chapitres d'ouvrages

Sophie Bouffier (2020)

Livres et chapitres d'ouvrages

During a long period, until the beginning of the 21st century, a lack of interest about the hydraulics in ancient Sicilian towns prevailed: archaeologists and historians felt more concerned by the traditional topics of Classical Archaeology. Nowadays, as environmental research has been booming, some...