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At the place of activity of Sextus Iulius Frontinus as       \u003ci\u003ecurator aquarum\u003c\/i\u003e and the capital of the Roman Empire it was       probably one of the most important and challenging events of this       congress series. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    \u003c\/p\u003e    \u003cp\u003e          \u003c\/p\u003e    \u003cp\u003e      For the first time a new path was taken, as the organizer and publisher       wanted to approach the topic water from the artistic side. This was       realized in the opening lecture with the presentation of a novel in       which Frontinus plays the main character and a photo exhibition at the       Austrian Historical Institute about the integration of the Aqua Claudia       and the Aqua Anio Novus in the new building of the waterworks of Limburg       (Holland). \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    \u003c\/p\u003e    \u003cp\u003e          \u003c\/p\u003e    \u003cp\u003e      In eight sections 33 contributions are published in this volume. The       first section deals with the different approaches to the topic of water.       The second section is dedicated to the award of the Frontinus Medal to       Hubertus Manderscheid, who was honoured during the conference for his       fundamental research on the history of ancient water supply over many       decades. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    \u003c\/p\u003e    \u003cp\u003e          \u003c\/p\u003e    \u003cp\u003e      The third section is dedicated to the aqueducts of Rome. After a general       introduction, Colle Papese in Tivoli, the Aqua Alsietina and the       distribution of the Aqua Claudia and Anio Novus within the city were       discussed. The next section was devoted to aqueducts and water supply       outside of Rome, presenting Pompeii, Tauromenion (Italy), Spalato       (Croatia), Parion, the Şirince Aqueduct of Ephesus, Syedra (Turkey),       Gerasa (Jordan), Sepphoris (Israel) and the pre-desert areas along the       African Limes. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    \u003c\/p\u003e    \u003cp\u003e          \u003c\/p\u003e    \u003cp\u003e      The topic of the fifth section are toilets and baths: the toilets of       Rome, the latrines of the baths of Caracalla, public baths in Late       Antique Rome and the Roman baths of Parion (Turkey). Fountains was the       topic of the sixth section with supply devices and water effects in       Roman Imperial \u003ci\u003enymphaea\u003c\/i\u003e, a fountain of a \u003ci\u003etriclinium\u003c\/i\u003e near       the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, fountains in the Terrace Houses of       Ephesus and the multi-sensory effects of water in Roman and Late Antique       elite houses. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    \u003c\/p\u003e    \u003cp\u003e          \u003c\/p\u003e    \u003cp\u003e      The seventh section deals with hydraulic engineering: Frontinus'       \u003ci\u003equinaria\u003c\/i\u003e, the Nîmes aqueduct and \u003ci\u003ecastellum\u003c\/i\u003e and planning       and building an aqueduct without the use of surveying instruments. In       the last section various topics were summarized with the feeling of       water in Trajanian times, downdrains in Ostia and water machines in       Medieval Arabic texts. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    \u003c\/p\u003e    \u003cp\u003e          \u003c\/p\u003e    \u003cp\u003e      The conference programme was impressively complemented by several       full-day and half-day excursions. It offered the opportunity to visit       monuments that are otherwise not accessible to the public. Once again it       became clear that neither a lecture, nor a publication or pictures can       replace the encounter with real archaeological findings. The       presentation of new research results on ancient hydraulic engineering       and the enhancement of knowledge by visiting comparative examples on       site is the declared aim of this conference series.    \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55169697382774,"sku":"9789042943117","price":158.88,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_30929123.jpg?v=1737392342","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9789042943117-de-aquaeductu-urbis-romae-sextus-iulius-frontinus-and-the-water-of-rome-proceedings-of-the-international-frontinus-con","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}