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Roman technology
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Roman_technology
Very detailed Wikipedia article covering everything from machines to inventions.
Roman Aqueducts
www.inforoma.it/feature.php?
lookup=aqueduct
Article on the channels that brought water into Rome, with photographs
of the remains and a diagram.
Roman Roads
http://library.thinkquest.org/13406/rr
/?tqskip1=1&tqtime=0313
The Romans built roads and highways throughout the empire to provide
thoroughfares for trade and military movement.
Roman open air museum: Hechingen-Stein
www.villa-rustica.de/indexe.html
A guided tour of a Roman villa in Germany.
The History of Plumbing: Pompeii and Herculaneum
www.theplumber.com/pom.html
Interesting article on a topic that might not immediately come to
mind.
Books
Roads of Roman Italy by Ray Laurence (Routledge, 1999) £55
Brings together the subjects of ancient history, archaeology and geography
to elucidate the nature of the Roman view of distance and travel in Italy.
Roman Building: Materials and techniques by Jean-Pierre Adam (Routledge,
1999) £37.50
The Romans constructed many spectacular feats of engineering, including
the Pantheon and the Pont du Gard. This book looks at these large-scale
public buildings but also at more modest homes and shops. The result is
a systematic examination of Roman building, with over 750 illustrations.
Roman Imperial Architecture by J B Ward-Perkins (Yale University
Press, 1992) £18.95
Looks at the interaction of two dominant themes: in Rome itself, the emergence
of a new architecture based on the use of Roman concrete; and in the provinces,
the development of interrelated but distinctive Romano-provincial schools.
Roman Roads and Aqueducts by Don Nardo (Greenhaven Press, 2000).
Available only from online bookshops.
Straightforward text, part of the Building History series.
The Landscape of Roman Britain by Ken and Petra Dark (Sutton,
1998) £10.99
Takes a wide view of Roman Britain within the landscape of the time. Why
are sites where they are? How have the Romans altered the landscape? These
questions and more are answered in this useful volume.
Roman Baths in Britain by Tony Rook (Shire, 1992). Out of print;
may be available in libraries.
An alphabetical gazetteer of Roman bath sites. Also contains useful chapters
on the architectural development and construction of Roman baths.
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