Thirsty cities? The supply, management, and perception of water in Byzantine North Africa

IF 0.7 2区 历史学 0 ARCHAEOLOGY
Nicolas Lamare
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Abstract Cities of North Africa experienced a long occupation up to the late 7th c. CE. Despite numerous studies on Late Antique urbanism, no systematic investigation of urban hydraulics has been carried out so far. This paper examines the hydraulic topography of three cities in the Byzantine period (ca. 6th c. CE): Leptis Magna (Tripolitania), Sbeitla (Byzacena), and Timgad (Numidia). This analysis assesses to what extent Late Antique societies managed the cities’ water supply by maintaining or transforming preexisting hydraulic networks. It considers the continuity of aqueducts and the reorganization of water networks, the state of hydraulic management and technology, and the perception of water resources. The hydraulic networks inherited from the Early Roman period were to some extent preserved, although greatly adapted to new concerns for security and new technical and environmental constraints, illustrating the resilience of Late Antique societies.
口渴的城市吗?北非拜占庭时期水的供应、管理和感知
摘要北非的城市经历了漫长的占领,直到公元7世纪末。尽管对晚期古代城市主义进行了大量研究,但迄今为止还没有对城市水力学进行系统的研究。本文考察了拜占庭时期(约公元前6世纪)三座城市的水力地形:Leptis Magna(Tripolitania)、Sbeitla(Byzacena)和Timgad(Numidia)。该分析评估了晚期古代社会通过维护或改造现有的水力网络来管理城市供水的程度。它考虑了渡槽的连续性和供水网络的重组、水力管理和技术的状态以及对水资源的感知。从罗马早期时期继承下来的水力网络在一定程度上得到了保留,尽管它极大地适应了对安全的新关注以及新的技术和环境限制,这表明了晚期古代社会的韧性。
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