Roman engineering

Roman mining of the gold. The Marrows. Click here to enlarge

The School of Technical Engineers of Public works organizes for years congresses faced specially to the knowledge of the ancient engineering. In them there has been revealed the high technical level that there had the public works of the antiquity and the big training that his makers were possessing.

The engineers of the Roman epoch had knowledge to construct an extensive network of paved ways, aqueducts that they were supplying of water to the populations, bridges of impeccable invoice and ports of sea.

Today it begins in Astorga (León) III Congress of Roman Public works, which will treat the following topics:

Roman engineering in Hispania:
last innovations and the state of the investigation.
The Mining of the gold:
Thematic exhibition. Visit guided to the Marrows.
Roman routes of Astorga:
Identification of the network and unpublished traces.
Town planning in Astvrica Avgvsta: The Roman City
Communications and nuisances.
Round table.
I free of Papers with all the scientific contributions to the Congress.
I Exhibition of Elements of Roman Engineering.

In parallel with the celebration of this III Congress, I Exhibition is going to take place on elements of Roman engineering where they will be able to be seen: instruments of Roman topography; explanations on the Roman auriferous mining of the Hispanic northwest; photos and mock-ups on typical motives as a centering, a roadway, a Roman town …

III congress Roman Public works
Astorga, from October 5 until October 7, 2006
Professional conservatory of Musician Ángel Barja
Square of Teaching, s/n
Finished program (pdf)

If they are interested in the topic, I recommend to them this page: Traianvs

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Category: Archaeology, Science and skill