Roman public health engineering.

Abstract

Begins with a brief review of Roman methods of surveying and building. Following a description of the aqueducts of Rome, principally of the time of Frontinus (end of 1st century AD), water supply in other parts of the empire is briefly examined. There are short discussions of Roman baths as principal users of water, and of water-lifting devices. The paper concludes with a discussion of Roman drainage, including latrines.- Author