On the orientation of Roman towns in Italy

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dc.creatorMagli, Giulio
dc.date2007-03-23
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T12:41:52Z
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dc.descriptionAs 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.
dc.descriptionArchaeoastronomy/History of astronomy; 11 pages, 3 figures
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0703213
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0703213
dc.identifierOxford Journal of Archaeology 27 (1), 63--71 (2008)
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/219889
dc.subjectPopular Physics
dc.subjectHistory and Philosophy of Physics
dc.titleOn the orientation of Roman towns in Italy
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