Aquam Ducere IV, Atti del convegno di studi internazionale “L’acqua e la città in età romana” (Feltre, 3-4 novembre 2017), a cura di E. Tamburrino, 2022
The Latin colony of Alba Fucens was founded by Rome at the end of 4th century BC ami, in laterep... more The Latin colony of Alba Fucens was founded by Rome at the end of 4th century BC ami, in laterepublican age, it was supplied by an aqueduct. The aqueduct - whose existence is attested by two inscriptions related to restoration works, dated to the first half of 1st century A.D. - was capable of providing water to the city from a distance of 1 O km thanks to a gravity flow channel and one, or more, inverted siphons. The research aims to show that the ruins on Arei plain - a polygonal masonry embankment, 11,90 m wide, 14 in high and more than 130 m long- site in the deepest point long the Alba Fucens aqueduct fine -from the mountain spring (1120 m a.s.L) to the city (located between the altitude o/950 m and 1020 m a.s.L) through an intermediate valley (932 a.s.l.) - was the venter of an inverted siphon, over that were mounted the pipes. The Albensis inverted siphons pipes, as evidenced by some findings, were probably in limestone, with tipica! bell-and-spigot joints.
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articulated and unpublished archaeological complex, mainly based on three structures: a large concrete basin, a vaulted cistern
and an awesome underground water-powered device. This is an hydraulic machina, consists of an overshot vertical water wheel
powered by the water stored in the adjacent cistern and, probably, also supplied by the close aqueducts. The hydraulic machina of
Passolombardo seems to be part of an industrial activity developed in this district of suburbio between the 2nd and 4th centuries
AD. The famous Mosaic of Gladiators, now on display in Rome’s Galleria Borghese, has been discovered in the same site in 1834.
Key word: hydraulic machina, water wheel, hydraulic device
roman villa's; the same site hosts a rich collection of archeological materials, discovered in the first
half of the 20th century. A couple of huge travertine shaped blocks deserve attention: they were
most likely counterweights (arcae lapidum) used in wine and olive oil press, a part of the villa's
production system.
valley and it’s a witness of urban development of the ancient city, from the bonification opera, during the time of the foundation in the last years of fourth century B.C., at today.
Special equipments, due to narrow passages and the presence of water, were used during the mapping survey. The cloaca has been mapped for 400 meters, from the mouth to the macellum.
For the first time, the plano-altimetric map allows correlation the Alba’s central sewer, its phases, and the ancient living floor found during the archaeological excavation.
A longitudinal section confirm the presence of a thick layer (until 10 meters) of artificial deposits over the conduit, built in a filled-up trench. This deposits were functional to the urban expansion along the valley
and, probably, to dispose earthquakes debris on runoff terraces.
region confirms that GIS is an essential tool for archaeological research on the territory and
for the planning of archaeological safeguarding activity. The GIS open source (gvSIG) is the ideal common platform for the
institutions working on the cultural site (Superintendency for the Archaeological Heritage,
University, Natural Regional Park), as it allows us to share the data and to perform particular
thematic elaborations and planning activities.
interesting data regarding local archaeological sites, particularly along the southern slopes of the Breccioso Hills which rise
between the Corvaro and Spedino plain. An interesting site has recently come to our attention at Colle Breccioso. However, the
nature of the site was not clear and its structure is hazy, a consequence of the deterioration of the surrounding ground and
increased vegetation coverage.
The situation at the site suggested that a detailed survey of the southern incline and the plateau associated with the site would
be valuable. The objective of the survey was to highlight topographic variation and to bring to light any traces of human
construction or manipulation.
articulated and unpublished archaeological complex, mainly based on three structures: a large concrete basin, a vaulted cistern
and an awesome underground water-powered device. This is an hydraulic machina, consists of an overshot vertical water wheel
powered by the water stored in the adjacent cistern and, probably, also supplied by the close aqueducts. The hydraulic machina of
Passolombardo seems to be part of an industrial activity developed in this district of suburbio between the 2nd and 4th centuries
AD. The famous Mosaic of Gladiators, now on display in Rome’s Galleria Borghese, has been discovered in the same site in 1834.
Key word: hydraulic machina, water wheel, hydraulic device
roman villa's; the same site hosts a rich collection of archeological materials, discovered in the first
half of the 20th century. A couple of huge travertine shaped blocks deserve attention: they were
most likely counterweights (arcae lapidum) used in wine and olive oil press, a part of the villa's
production system.
valley and it’s a witness of urban development of the ancient city, from the bonification opera, during the time of the foundation in the last years of fourth century B.C., at today.
Special equipments, due to narrow passages and the presence of water, were used during the mapping survey. The cloaca has been mapped for 400 meters, from the mouth to the macellum.
For the first time, the plano-altimetric map allows correlation the Alba’s central sewer, its phases, and the ancient living floor found during the archaeological excavation.
A longitudinal section confirm the presence of a thick layer (until 10 meters) of artificial deposits over the conduit, built in a filled-up trench. This deposits were functional to the urban expansion along the valley
and, probably, to dispose earthquakes debris on runoff terraces.
region confirms that GIS is an essential tool for archaeological research on the territory and
for the planning of archaeological safeguarding activity. The GIS open source (gvSIG) is the ideal common platform for the
institutions working on the cultural site (Superintendency for the Archaeological Heritage,
University, Natural Regional Park), as it allows us to share the data and to perform particular
thematic elaborations and planning activities.
interesting data regarding local archaeological sites, particularly along the southern slopes of the Breccioso Hills which rise
between the Corvaro and Spedino plain. An interesting site has recently come to our attention at Colle Breccioso. However, the
nature of the site was not clear and its structure is hazy, a consequence of the deterioration of the surrounding ground and
increased vegetation coverage.
The situation at the site suggested that a detailed survey of the southern incline and the plateau associated with the site would
be valuable. The objective of the survey was to highlight topographic variation and to bring to light any traces of human
construction or manipulation.
Most of the work, due to the current invisibility of large sectors of the ancient city - excavated, surveyed and then covered again by more than half a century - consisted in the critical implementation of the previous graphic documentation, differently produced by the Archaeological Superintendence, Academia Belgica, University of Foggia, and others; a production consisting of numerous general plans, published and unpublished, maps and excavation reliefs, relating to the many researches on Alba Fucens.
The new Carta of Alba Fucens appears to be clearly the result of a subjective reading, selection and graphic restitution but, certainly, its geometrically correct basis can be considerably helpful to the community of researchers of the ancient city.