The water cycle in Reccopolis
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12372020 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Javier Martínez Jiménez (0000-0003-4132-4135, Universidad de Granada, corresponding author), Joaquín Checa Herráiz |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 157-185 |
| Publication date | 2023-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Roman Archaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1047-7594 • E-ISSN: 2331-5709 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s104775942300020x |
| OpenAlex | W4379012506 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 35 |
Reccopolis was a new city built in Visigothic Spain in the late 6th c. CE. Even rarer than this example of an ex novo urban foundation in the post-Roman West is the fact that the city was equipped with a brand-new aqueduct. The aqueduct has, until now, only been partially studied, but in this paper we update and re-assess the original, preliminary results. We consider the city's whole water cycle, including usage and drainage, employing new engineering calculations and GIS analyses. The results show that the aqueduct was an integral part of the city. Finally, we set our conclusions within their wider context, looking not only at the roles of aqueducts in the ideal of a city at this time, but also at urban water culture in the Late Antique West
Antique · Aqueduct · Archaeology · Civil engineering · Context (archaeology · Geography · Ideal (ethics · Political science · Span (engineering · Water cycle · Water diversion · Water resource management · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History · Archaeological and Historical Studies · Engineering · Environmental Science · History · Law · Medieval Architecture and Archaeology
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| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |