Author(s): Elena Sanchez Lopez

Linked Author(s): Elena H. Sánchez López

Keywords: Water management; Roman Archaeology; Roman aqueducts; Hispania; Iberian Peninsul

Abstract: The Roman aqueducts were important engineering projects that had already aroused the interest of their contemporaries. The most recent data show more than 70 known aqueducts on the Iberian Peninsula. In some cases we only have knowledge of their existence thanks to historical references that allude to their construction or reparation, but there are usually archaeological remains linked to different elements of the pipelines. Also, although most of the cities that built aqueducts only had one of them, there are also examples of cities in Hispania that benefited from the water carried by several of these water channels. The objective of this paper is to present a brief analysis of the question of the studies on Roman hydraulics in the Iberian Peninsula, with special emphasis on the state of knowledge of the Roman aqueducts of Hispania.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3850/IAHR-39WC2521711920221573

Year: 2022