Published 2023-12-01
“…This study pursues this line of research, re-examining its phases and proposals through a wide-ranging analysis of the issues tackled, but above all by proposing a new and systematic approach to the subject, from which it has been possible to take stock of some elements and to verify or arrive at new conclusions on others.While the bibliography concerning certain aspects of Pompeii’s water management is rich, dedicated and in some cases quite comprehensive, regarding which this research has demonstrated the limits of a generic approach absent excavation work, on other topics by contrast the study presented here provided an opportunity for the first time to deepen our knowledge of issues and artefacts and the possibility of bringing together the various topics.With regard to the water supply to the Archaic and Hellenistic city, therefore, it was possible to identify an
integrated system of supply to the entire urban space, consisting of catchment wells and cisterns for recovering rainwater from the roofs. …”
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