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The Water Supply Strategies of Roman Military Installations

Gajic, Dejan LU (2014) ARKM24 20141
Classical archaeology and ancient history
Abstract
Abstract: This thesis is an investigation of the water supply strategies of Roman forts (i.e. castella) and fortresses (castra). It deals with fortifications along the Roman frontier in Great Britain in the west, and Syria and Jordan in the east. The plan of the thesis is roughly this: I first provide an overview of Roman military installations. I then summarize and present current scholarly opinion on relevant topics. Subsequently, I subject the historical and archaeological material to analysis, and offer up my findings. In the last part I assess the claims made by earlier scholars against the background of the evidence presented, discuss the implications, and offer my interpretations. The conclusion is that the inter-regional... (More)
Abstract: This thesis is an investigation of the water supply strategies of Roman forts (i.e. castella) and fortresses (castra). It deals with fortifications along the Roman frontier in Great Britain in the west, and Syria and Jordan in the east. The plan of the thesis is roughly this: I first provide an overview of Roman military installations. I then summarize and present current scholarly opinion on relevant topics. Subsequently, I subject the historical and archaeological material to analysis, and offer up my findings. In the last part I assess the claims made by earlier scholars against the background of the evidence presented, discuss the implications, and offer my interpretations. The conclusion is that the inter-regional differences are significant, but so are the intra-regional ones. (Less)
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author
Gajic, Dejan LU
supervisor
organization
course
ARKM24 20141
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
language
English
id
4451708
date added to LUP
2014-06-16 10:01:42
date last changed
2014-06-16 10:01:42
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  abstract     = {{Abstract: This thesis is an investigation of the water supply strategies of Roman forts (i.e. castella) and fortresses (castra). It deals with fortifications along the Roman frontier in Great Britain in the west, and Syria and Jordan in the east. The plan of the thesis is roughly this: I first provide an overview of Roman military installations. I then summarize and present current scholarly opinion on relevant topics. Subsequently, I subject the historical and archaeological material to analysis, and offer up my findings. In the last part I assess the claims made by earlier scholars against the background of the evidence presented, discuss the implications, and offer my interpretations. The conclusion is that the inter-regional differences are significant, but so are the intra-regional ones.}},
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  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{The Water Supply Strategies of Roman Military Installations}},
  year         = {{2014}},
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