Sökning: "Pompeii"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 8 avhandlingar innehållade ordet Pompeii.
1. The Casa del Torello di Bronzo (V 1,7) in Pompeii : Investigating a residential house and its complex water system
Sammanfattning : The goal of the thesis is to present the thorough documentation and analysis of a private dwelling in Pompeii, the Casa del Torello di Bronzo (V 1,7), the largest and most dominating dwelling in insula V 1. Its system of water use and distribution was particularly outstanding. LÄS MER
2. The water-supply system in Roman Pompeii
Sammanfattning : This study focusses on the urban infrastructure for water supply in Roman Pompeii. The water distribution network of lead pipes was constructed inside the city walls, at the time when the city was connected to an aqueduct. LÄS MER
3. Greeting the visitor : A contextualising study of fauces-mosaics in Pompeii
Sammanfattning : The focus for this study is the collection of mosaic-floors that adorn the entrances, fauces, to atrium-houses around Pompeii. The aim is to further our understanding of the Roman view of transitional spaces, in this case the private house-entrance between the inside and the outside world. LÄS MER
4. Streets, Spaces and Places : Three Pompeiian Movement Axes Analysed
Sammanfattning : This study is an urban analysis of Roman Pompeii. It explores the spatial structure of the town just before the eruption of Vesuvius in AD 72, and how public space was used for movement, activity and interaction between people. LÄS MER
5. Illumination matters. Revisiting the Roman house in a new light
Sammanfattning : Interpreting the social complexity of the Roman house requires a careful evaluation of existing evidence. With this in mind, recent work in the field has proposed a variety of different approaches, focusing each time on a specific type of source (architecture and décor, ancient texts, material evidence from excavated houses), each in turn recursively deemed more adequate for the purpose or more fruitful and less biased. LÄS MER