The water supply of ancient Rome
Subtitle: city area, water, and population
By: Gerda de Kleijn.
Series: Dutch monographs on ancient history and archaeology ;; v. 22
Publisher: J.C. Gieben
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Amsterdam
Language: eng
Number of pages: 353
Subjects: Water-supply -- Italy -- Rome.; Water-supply -- Italy -- Rome -- Management.; Aqueducts -- Italy -- Rome.; Rome (Italy) -- Population.
Notes: Summary in Dutch.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 308-332) and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: Chapter 1 Roman water supply; title: 1.1 The aqueducts of Rome; title: 1.2 Technical aspects: The city's water supply system at work; title: 1.3 Excurse: Lead fistulae in an aqueduct?; title: Chapter 2 Water supply and population in terms of quantities; title: 2.1 The volume of water; title: 2.2 Population; title: 2.3 Conclusion: water supply and population; title: Chapter 3 Running water in use; title: 3.1 Purposes; title: 3.2 Praise and appreciation; title: Chapter 4 Water consumption: legislation, supervision and fistulae; title: 4.1 Legislation. The evolution of the ius aquae ducendae; title: 4.2 Supervision; title: 4.3 Fistula stamps, authorised production or authorised; title: consumption?; title: Chapter 5 Find-spots of fistula stamps; title: 5.1 Imperial fistula stamps; title: 5.2 Plumber's fistula stamps; title: 5.3 Private fistula stamps; title: Chapter 6 Fabric and extent of the city of Rome; title: 6.1 Residential districts?; title: 6.2 Fabric and extent of the city.