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Pompeii. Plan Fountains [http://www.pompeiiinpictures.com/pompeiiinpictures/Plans/ Fountains.htm].

Pompeii. Plan Fountains [http://www.pompeiiinpictures.com/pompeiiinpictures/Plans/ Fountains.htm].

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Figure 1. Pompeii, plan. Piezometric turret, bases listed sea level:...
Figure 2. Pompeii. Plan Fountains...
Figure 3. Pompeii. Exterior and interior of three-way water...
Figure 4. Pompeii: hydraulic keys stop.
Water: Social Responsibility and the Concept of Common Good in the Ancient City of Pompeii
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Pompeii was connected to the great Serino aqueduct under the principate of Augustus. From that moment on, water became not only a precious resource for the inhabitants but also their true social indicator. It is no coincidence, in fact, that the concentration of sumptuous dwellings is in Regio VI, the district closest to the aqueduct reservoir (cas...
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... fact: '[...] It seems that it is not only due to chance that no less than eight dwellings with rich decorative fountains belong to Regio VI, as opposed to between one and three in the other regiones, and that of these seven no less than four overlook Mercury Street. It can be observed that the extreme proximity of the castellum aquae of Porta Vesuvio and the steep slope of the road in the opposite direction to that of the castellum, must have facilitated the distribution of water in this regio, main due to the extent of its carriageway and its commercial importance (Fig.2). Those who lived there must probably have become rich through trade and poured much of their wealth into the decorative apparatus, in which a privileged place was given to water,' [Borghi, 1997: 43]. ...
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... fact: '[...] It seems that it is not only due to chance that no less than eight dwellings with rich decorative fountains belong to Regio VI, as opposed to between one and three in the other regiones, and that of these seven no less than four overlook Mercury Street. It can be observed that the extreme proximity of the castellum aquae of Porta Vesuvio and the steep slope of the road in the opposite direction to that of the castellum, must have facilitated the distribution of water in this regio, main due to the extent of its carriageway and its commercial importance (Fig.2). Those who lived there must probably have become rich through trade and poured much of their wealth into the decorative apparatus, in which a privileged place was given to water,' [Borghi, 1997: 43]. ...