As water availability, management and conservation become global challenges, there is now wide consensus that historical knowledge can provide crucial informati

Water played an important part of ancient Roman life, from providing necessary drinking water, supplying bath complexes, to flowing in large-scale public founta

Today our societies face great challenges with water, in terms of both quantity and quality, but many of these challenges have already existed in the past. Focu

The World Water Development Report 2003 pointed out the extensive problem that: 'Sadly, the tragedy of the water crisis is not simply a result of lack of water