Roman engineeringthat the greatness of the empire might be attended with distinguished authority in its publics buildings

Abstract

This book is the outcome of the course held in 2012 at the Centro Asociado de la UNED in Segovia, as a result of the collaboration between the University and the Fundación Juanelo Turriano. Roman Engineering. «That the greatness of the empire might be attended with distinguished authority in its public buildings», is the first work in the series that contains the lectures given by wellknown specialists in these courses at university level. This first publication aims to analyse, amongst other subjects: communication in the Roman Empire; religious matters where hydraulic engineering was concerned; the effects of public works on the citizens everyday lives; or water supply in towns and cities.