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dc.contributor.advisorRomano, David G.en
dc.contributor.authorRasmussen, Clare Kathleen
dc.creatorRasmussen, Clare Kathleenen
dc.date.accessioned2017-08-23T16:28:05Z
dc.date.available2017-08-23T16:28:05Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10150/625307
dc.description.abstractThis thesis compares the Roman water systems in Pompeii and Nîmes in order to understand the relationship of the water systems to the urban layout of the city. Analyzing the nature and location of an urban water system enables a better understanding of the urban functions within a city, as well as prediction of the nature and location of particular structures within an urban plan. I examine the primary sources of Vitruvius and Frontinus, the topography of each city, the urban orientations, the hydro-technologies employed, and the public and private buildings to which water would have been supplied. My survey of water systems begins with the source of water and the aqueduct that supplies each city and also assesses the relationship of the aqueduct to the rural landscape. In both Pompeii and Nîmes, water from the aqueduct is deposited in a central settling tank within the city and dispersed from the settling tank to various destinations. I have analyzed the buildings, public and private, that had or would have required direct access to this water source and created water supply routes for each colony.
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherThe University of Arizona.en
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dc.subjectPompeiien
dc.subjectRoman Water Systemsen
dc.subjectUrban Water Distributionen
dc.titleA Comparative Analysis of Roman of Water Systems in Pompeii and Nîmesen_US
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dc.typeElectronic Thesisen
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Arizonaen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
dc.contributor.committeememberRomano, David G.en
dc.contributor.committeememberSoren, Daviden
dc.contributor.committeememberHasaki, Elenien
thesis.degree.disciplineGraduate Collegeen
thesis.degree.disciplineClassicsen
thesis.degree.nameM.A.en
refterms.dateFOA2018-06-29T20:49:24Z
html.description.abstractThis thesis compares the Roman water systems in Pompeii and Nîmes in order to understand the relationship of the water systems to the urban layout of the city. Analyzing the nature and location of an urban water system enables a better understanding of the urban functions within a city, as well as prediction of the nature and location of particular structures within an urban plan. I examine the primary sources of Vitruvius and Frontinus, the topography of each city, the urban orientations, the hydro-technologies employed, and the public and private buildings to which water would have been supplied. My survey of water systems begins with the source of water and the aqueduct that supplies each city and also assesses the relationship of the aqueduct to the rural landscape. In both Pompeii and Nîmes, water from the aqueduct is deposited in a central settling tank within the city and dispersed from the settling tank to various destinations. I have analyzed the buildings, public and private, that had or would have required direct access to this water source and created water supply routes for each colony.


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