On the orientation of Roman towns in Italy

Details On the orientation of Roman towns in Italy On the orientation of Roman towns in Italy

2007-03-23

arxiv.org/abs/physics/0703213v1

Oxford Journal of Archaeology 27 (1), 63--71 (2008)

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Popular Physics

Archaeoastronomy/History of astronomy; 11 pages, 3 figures

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As is well known, several Roman sources report on the existence of a town foundation ritual, inherited from the Etruscans, which allegedly included astronomical references. However, the possible existence of astronomical orientations in the layout of Roman towns has never been tackled in a systematic way. As a first step in this direction, the orientation of virtually all Roman towns in Italy (38 cities) is studied here. Non-random orientation patterns emerge from these data, aiming at further research in this field.

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