The Roman Aqueduct of Aquincum in Technological and Cultural Contexts
This article explores the technological and cultural history of the Roman aqueduct of Aquincum in Budapest. The only one in the Roman province of Pannonia that was elevated to a continuous line of arches, this aqueduct conveyed water from its source in what is now Budapest’s third district to its fi...
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| description | This article explores the technological and cultural history of the Roman aqueduct of Aquincum in Budapest. The only one in the Roman province of Pannonia that was elevated to a continuous line of arches, this aqueduct conveyed water from its source in what is now Budapest’s third district to its final destination over three miles to the south, where a Roman military town was located. Apart from the aqueduct’s technological and archaeological aspects, this article also examines several cultural practices that it engendered including the ritualistic significance of the springs that fed it, its appearance as a ruin in various medieval documents, the transformation of its last, above-ground pier into a Christian shrine in the nineteenth century, as well as the relocation of two of its piers to give way to the construction of a road junction. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1cc7224a361b4f178fe604ec45cbdbb82022-12-21T22:17:00ZengUniversity Library System, University of PittsburghHungarian Cultural Studies2471-965X2021-07-0114011910.5195/ahea.2021.424399The Roman Aqueduct of Aquincum in Technological and Cultural ContextsLászló Munteán0Radboud University NijmegenThis article explores the technological and cultural history of the Roman aqueduct of Aquincum in Budapest. The only one in the Roman province of Pannonia that was elevated to a continuous line of arches, this aqueduct conveyed water from its source in what is now Budapest’s third district to its final destination over three miles to the south, where a Roman military town was located. Apart from the aqueduct’s technological and archaeological aspects, this article also examines several cultural practices that it engendered including the ritualistic significance of the springs that fed it, its appearance as a ruin in various medieval documents, the transformation of its last, above-ground pier into a Christian shrine in the nineteenth century, as well as the relocation of two of its piers to give way to the construction of a road junction.http://ahea.pitt.edu/ojs/index.php/ahea/article/view/424aquincumaqueductarchaeologybudapestpannoniaroman empirewater technology |
| spellingShingle | László Munteán The Roman Aqueduct of Aquincum in Technological and Cultural Contexts Hungarian Cultural Studies aquincum aqueduct archaeology budapest pannonia roman empire water technology |
| title | The Roman Aqueduct of Aquincum in Technological and Cultural Contexts |
| title_full | The Roman Aqueduct of Aquincum in Technological and Cultural Contexts |
| title_fullStr | The Roman Aqueduct of Aquincum in Technological and Cultural Contexts |
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| title_short | The Roman Aqueduct of Aquincum in Technological and Cultural Contexts |
| title_sort | roman aqueduct of aquincum in technological and cultural contexts |
| topic | aquincum aqueduct archaeology budapest pannonia roman empire water technology |
| url | http://ahea.pitt.edu/ojs/index.php/ahea/article/view/424 |
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