Water supply for Roman farms in Latium and South Etruria

Thomas RG, Wilson AI

The area under study had a rather high density of population due to its proximity to the capital, but a well-planned, diverse system of water supply seems to have met local needs. Selected methods of water supply included run-off and ground water collection and conduit and aqueduct systems.

Keywords:
AGRICULTURE AQUEDUCTS AQUEDUCTS - ITALY AQUEDUCTS - ITALY - ROME CARTHAGE GROUP CLIMATE COUNTRYSIDE DRAINAGE - RURAL ETRURIA FARMS GEOGRAPHY GEOLOGY ITALY LATIUM ROMAN RURAL AQUEDUCTS RURAL SETTLEMENT RURAL USE OF URBAN AQ...