EL ABASTECIMIENTO DEL AGUA EN LAS CIUDADES DE <em>BAETICA.</em> CONSIDERACIONES SOBRE LA CAPTACIÓN HÍDRICA

Abstract

The study of the water supply to the cities within the Roman Empire is being tackled from varied perspectives, and this article raises some issues under-represented in our historiography, such as those relating to the process of rationalization in the Latin culture’s perception of water and hydrological knowledge. It discusses the casuistry that affected the various systems of water collection for the urban water supply system (illustrated by the imperial capital and projected to the provincial area). It also deals with the state of the Baetican physical environment in Antiquity and the knowledge of those who designed hydraulic works. It reflects on the best known capita aquarum in Baetica and the legal and political implications that could lead to its appropriation for affected communities. This article aims to expand the approaches from which these issues are being addressed currently by Hispanic research