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Introduction | ||
I | Water-Supply | |
1 | Geological Background, Climate, Water Resources | 3 |
2 | Collection of Water | 21 |
3 | Wells | 29 |
4 | Qanats | 35 |
5 | Aqueducts | 39 |
6 | Engineering Works | 67 |
7 | Purity of Water | 95 |
II | Urban Use | |
1 | Urban Water Transport and Distribution | 103 |
2 | Industrial Use of Water | 127 |
3 | Drainage and Sanitation | 151 |
III | Irrigation and Rural Drainage | |
1 | Irrigation | 183 |
2 | Water-Lifting | 217 |
3 | Land Drainage | 303 |
IV | Large Hydraulic Infringements on Nature | |
1 | Canals | 321 |
2 | Reservoirs and Dams | 331 |
V | Water-Power | |
1 | Theoretical Hydraulics, Automata, and Water Clocks | 343 |
2 | The Water-Mill | 371 |
3 | Industrial Applications of Water-Power | 401 |
VI | Water as an Aesthetic and Recreational Element | |
1 | Fountains and Nymphaea | 413 |
2 | Water Landscaping | 453 |
3 | The Water Management of Greek and Roman Baths | 467 |
VII | Water Legislation in the Ancient World (c. 2200 B.C.-c. A.D. 500) | |
1 | Mesopotania, the Hittites and the Arabian Peninsula | 539 |
2 | Egypt | 551 |
3 | The Greek World | 557 |
4 | The Roman World | 575 |
VIII | Historical Context. The Socio-Economic Background and Effects | |
1 | The Neolithic and Bronze Ages | 607 |
2 | The Iron Age, and the Archaic and Classical Periods | 617 |
3 | The Hellenistic Period | 631 |
4 | The Roman Empire | 649 |
References | 661 | |
Indices | 703 |
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