ON THE ORIENTATION OF ROMAN TOWNS IN ITALY
Giulio MagliDipartimento di Matematica del Politecnico di Milano
P. le Leonardo da Vinci 3220133 MilanoITALY
2008en
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Summary. Several Roman writers 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 considered in a systematic way. As a first step in this direction, the orientation of 38 Roman towns in Italy is studied here. Non‐random orientation patterns emerge from these data, calling for further research in this field.
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