Greek ocidental cities and the water: Comparative study between water management in Metaponto and Poseidonia

nº2 (january, 2009) • Archai: As Origens do Pensamento Ocidental

Autor: Maria Elisabeth Mesquita, Maria Beatriz Borba Florenzano

Resumo:

This study aims are to compare the characteristics of the Greek Polis of Metaponto and Poseidonia water collecting and distribution systems. And also, display the differences and similarities between the water management systems used, as to better understand the criteria developed to orientate the place of settlements and also of certain urban characteristics chosen by the Greeks, between the VIII and IV centuries B.C.

Texto Completo: http://periodicos.unb.br/index.php/archai/article/view/318/173

Palavras-Chave: Metaponto,Poseidonia,water management,urbaniz

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