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6 avril 2020
- doi: 10.4000/books.pccj.3921
- isbn: 9782877725538
- eisbn: 9782491788025
https://www.openedition.org/12554 , info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
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architecture Greek colonisation urbanism architecture urbanisme colonisation grecque Archaeology HIS002010 HBLASujets proches
Wastewaters Domestic sewage Waste waters Domestic wastewater Industrial wastewater Waste water Wastewater Domestic effluent Effluent (Sewage) Industrial effluent Sewage effluent Colonisation Western architecture (Western countries) Building design Construction Buildings--Design and construction Architecture, Western (Western countries)Citer ce document
Sophie Bouffier, « Évacuer l’eau hors des murailles en Occident grec », Publications du Centre Camille Jullian, ID : 10.4000/books.pccj.3921
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This paper intends to study how Western Greeks dealt with sewers and the channelling of wastewater through the fortifications in Greek occidental cities, mainly Sicily, Megalè Hellas and Illyria. It was a major problem because the walls represented a serious obstacle for evacuating wastewaters (mainly during storms) from sites often steep or subject to particular hydrologic conditions. Generally, these drains were conceived according to urban decisions, such as installing waterpipes at the end of main streets or using the city gates to evacuate the waters. The security of the city also determined the type of evacuation through fortification walls at the expense of the technical efficiency of such installations, thus rendering their maintenance difficult.