Annotated Bibliography: Pompeii
Water supply and sanitation
Before connected to aqueduct:
The atrium:
Compluvium - a hole in the room, provides light and allows rain to fall through
Impluvium - a shallow pool collects rainwater
Water drained - from impluvium into a cistern below
Water extracted - can be extracted from the cistern.
‘The typical entrance of these plush residences was a small street doorway with and entrance corridor (fauceis) that opened out into a large columned atrium with a rectangular pool of water (impluvium) open to the sky and from which other rooms, for example, a bedroom (cubicla) or dining room were accessed.’ - Mark Cartwright
When they connected to the aqueduct:
Early first century AD Pompeii constructed an aqueduct system to bring …show more content…
Pompeii was then connected. It goes for 96 km.
3) Aqua Augusta reaches Pompeii at the highest point, Porta Vesuvio, near the Vesuvian gate
Water entered the Castellum Aquae
4) The castellum aquae then redistributed the water through three preliminary lead main channels.
5) At intervals along these three pipelines, Water towers were made of brick with lead tanks on top. They regulated water pressure and allowed for continual flow of water around areas of Pompeii. These water towers were about six metres high.
6) Smaller pipes (fistulae) branch off the main lines. The 35 metre height difference between the highest and lowest points of Pompeii created a good downward flow.
7) Smaller underground pipes carry water up to the water towers, then back down the towers to supply public fountains, houses, shops and public facilities such as baths. …show more content…
They regulated water pressure and allowed for continual flow of water around areas of Pompeii. They were about 6m high.
Baths
There was a constant flow of water going through the baths
They were a huge contribution to the cleanliness of the population, were provided at Pompeii in the forum area, at the baths and the sports field (palaestra)
‘spa’ comes from the latin ‘sales per aqua’, meaning ‘health from water’.
This shows us that cleanliness and good hygiene were extremely important values in Roman society
The quality of water in Pompeii and Herculaneum was of huge importance to its
Before connected to aqueduct:
The atrium:
Compluvium - a hole in the room, provides light and allows rain to fall through
Impluvium - a shallow pool collects rainwater
Water drained - from impluvium into a cistern below
Water extracted - can be extracted from the cistern.
‘The typical entrance of these plush residences was a small street doorway with and entrance corridor (fauceis) that opened out into a large columned atrium with a rectangular pool of water (impluvium) open to the sky and from which other rooms, for example, a bedroom (cubicla) or dining room were accessed.’ - Mark Cartwright
When they connected to the aqueduct:
Early first century AD Pompeii constructed an aqueduct system to bring …show more content…
Pompeii was then connected. It goes for 96 km.
3) Aqua Augusta reaches Pompeii at the highest point, Porta Vesuvio, near the Vesuvian gate
Water entered the Castellum Aquae
4) The castellum aquae then redistributed the water through three preliminary lead main channels.
5) At intervals along these three pipelines, Water towers were made of brick with lead tanks on top. They regulated water pressure and allowed for continual flow of water around areas of Pompeii. These water towers were about six metres high.
6) Smaller pipes (fistulae) branch off the main lines. The 35 metre height difference between the highest and lowest points of Pompeii created a good downward flow.
7) Smaller underground pipes carry water up to the water towers, then back down the towers to supply public fountains, houses, shops and public facilities such as baths. …show more content…
They regulated water pressure and allowed for continual flow of water around areas of Pompeii. They were about 6m high.
Baths
There was a constant flow of water going through the baths
They were a huge contribution to the cleanliness of the population, were provided at Pompeii in the forum area, at the baths and the sports field (palaestra)
‘spa’ comes from the latin ‘sales per aqua’, meaning ‘health from water’.
This shows us that cleanliness and good hygiene were extremely important values in Roman society
The quality of water in Pompeii and Herculaneum was of huge importance to its