Civic Aqueducts in Britain

摘要: An assured water-supply is essential to the survival and functioning of any urban community. Aristotle was, therefore, stating obvious when he emphasized that a secure water-source was necessary selecting site for new city, this factor had long since been appreciated by Greek colonists Thurii Cyrene, example. water-supply, however, may merely depend on proximity rivers springs, digging wells provision cisterns, as case at Rome until construction Aqua Appia 312 B.C. It probably physical growth cities which led establishment more organized, civic water-supplies. By classical period presence public fountains taken so much granted Pausanias regarded them one requirements without settlement could hardly be recognized polis–and only inhabitants poleis were civilized.