The Minoan Civilization: Garden Fountains

The Minoan Civilization: Garden Fountains Fountains and Water and the Minoan Civilization They were used for water supply as well as removal of storm water and wastewater. Stone and terracotta were the materials of choice for these channels.

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Terracotta was employed for channels and conduits, both rectangular and spherical. Amidst these were clay piping that were U-shaped or a shortened, cone-like form which have exclusively appeared in Minoan culture. The water supply at Knossos Palace was managed with a system of clay piping which was placed underneath the floor, at depths ranging from a few centimeters to a number of meters. The water pipes also had other applications such as amassing water and diverting it to a central area for storage. This required the terracotta pipes to be suitable for holding water without leaking. Below ground Water Transportation: Originally this system seems to have been designed not quite for convenience but to give water for specific individuals or rites without it being seen. Quality Water Transportation: The pipelines could also have been chosen to move water to fountains that were separate from the city’s regular system.

Greece: Cultural Statues

Greece: Cultural Statues Nearly all sculptors were paid by the temples to accentuate the elaborate pillars and archways with renderings of the gods right up until the period came to a close and many Greeks started to think of their religion as superstitious rather than sacred, when it became more common for sculptors to portray ordinary men and women as well. Affluent families would occasionally commission a rendition of their forefathers for their large familial burial tombs; portraiture also became common and would be appropriated by the Romans upon their acquisition of Greek society. It is amiss to say that the arts had one purpose during The Classical Greek period, a time period of creative accomplishment during which the use of sculpture and other art forms changed. Greek sculpture was a modern part of antiquity, whether the reason was faith based fervor or aesthetic fulfillment, and its modern excellence may be what endears it to us now.

Acqua Vergine: The Answer to Rome's Water Challenges

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Acqua Vergine: The Answer to Rome's Water Challenges With the development of the 1st elevated aqueduct in Rome, the Aqua Anio Vetus in 273 BC, people who lived on the city’s hillsides no longer had to rely entirely on naturally-occurring spring water for their demands. When aqueducts or springs weren’t available, people dwelling at greater elevations turned to water taken from underground or rainwater, which was made possible by wells and cisterns. From the beginning of the sixteenth century, water was routed to Pincian Hill via the subterranean channel of Acqua Vergine. As originally constructed, the aqueduct was provided along the length of its channel with pozzi (manholes) constructed at regular intervals. During the some nine years he possessed the residence, from 1543 to 1552, Cardinal Marcello Crescenzi used these manholes to take water from the channel in containers, though they were initially designed for the goal of cleaning and maintaining the aqueduct. It appears that, the rainwater cistern on his property wasn’t sufficient to satisfy his needs. That is when he decided to create an access point to the aqueduct that ran below his residence.