AR215 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Tabula Peutingeriana, Centuriation, Tiber
10 Apr 2016
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Reconstruct them to help us interpret them how they would have been instead of a pile of rock. Inscriptions denoting a sire"s boundaries are found at many sites. Example is flavian in date, found at the site of zamora, spain: explains what the territory of this site is. Evidence of centuriation (division of agricultural land) also visible in many roman provinces: a lot of concern with dividing the land. Names individuals who are allowed to tap into the aqueduct and take water: structured it geographically. Plan at house from perugia, italy: mid-first century ad, down to the cm accuracy. Plan of building from the necropolics at the site of portis (rome"s harbour) Designed to be a representation of all buildings found within rome in early 3rd century. Was placed on wall in the temple of peace, a structure built by vespasian. Evidence now suggests that there were earlier versions of the plan. Size = 18 x 13m, 60 x 43ft.
