A brief history of urban water supply in antiquity

Mays, LW; Koutsoyiannis, D; Angelakis, AN

dc.contributor.author	Mays, LW	en
dc.contributor.author	Koutsoyiannis, D	en
dc.contributor.author	Angelakis, AN	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T11:44:44Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T11:44:44Z
dc.date.issued	2007	en
dc.identifier.issn	16069749	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/37125
dc.subject	Ancient civilizations	en
dc.subject	Aqueducts	en
dc.subject	Cisterns	en
dc.subject	Urban water distribution	en
dc.subject.other	Lakes	en
dc.subject.other	Rivers	en
dc.subject.other	Water management	en
dc.subject.other	Water wells	en
dc.subject.other	Ancient civilizations	en
dc.subject.other	Aqueducts	en
dc.subject.other	Urban water distribution	en
dc.subject.other	Water supply	en
dc.subject.other	ground water	en
dc.subject.other	rain	en
dc.subject.other	Lakes	en
dc.subject.other	Rivers	en
dc.subject.other	Water management	en
dc.subject.other	Water supply	en
dc.subject.other	Water wells	en
dc.subject.other	Bronze Age	en
dc.subject.other	civilization	en
dc.subject.other	climate conditions	en
dc.subject.other	geomorphology	en
dc.subject.other	rainwater	en
dc.subject.other	Roman era	en
dc.subject.other	topography	en
dc.subject.other	urban area	en
dc.subject.other	water management	en
dc.subject.other	water supply	en
dc.subject.other	civilization	en
dc.subject.other	geomorphology	en
dc.subject.other	human	en
dc.subject.other	review	en
dc.subject.other	topography	en
dc.subject.other	urban area	en
dc.subject.other	water supply	en
dc.subject.other	water transport	en
dc.title	A brief history of urban water supply in antiquity	en
heal.type	other	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.2166/ws.2007.001	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/ws.2007.001	en
heal.publicationDate	2007	en
heal.abstract	A brief history of ancient water supply techniques for urban areas from the earliest civilizations through the Roman times is presented. Throughout the history of urban centers, a sufficient water supply has been the backbone of each city. All sources of water, rivers, lakes, springs, underground sources, and rainwater collection, were exploited for urban supply starting from the earliest civilizations. The specific choice was dependent upon the civilization, the geomorphology, the topography, and the local climatic and hydrological conditions. No large-scale lifting techniques were available; thus, water was transferred from the source by aqueducts from a higher altitude. Cisterns used for collection of rain water and wells for drawing groundwater were very well developed since the Bronze Age. During historical times, Greeks and later Romans reached a high level of water supply technologies that greatly influenced modern achievements in water engineering and management. © IWA Publishing 2007.	en
heal.journalName	Water Science and Technology: Water Supply	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.2166/ws.2007.001	en
dc.identifier.volume	7	en
dc.identifier.issue	1	en
dc.identifier.spage	1	en
dc.identifier.epage	12	en