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18 Mag 2017 14:00

Computational models of Roman surveying

Campus Scientifico via Torino - edificio ZETA, Sala Riunioni

Prof. John WM Peterson, School of Computing Sciences, University of East Anglia

Abstract:
Current knowledge of Roman roads and centuriations indicates that they could be well surveyed, with constant orientation and, for centuriations, high precision of linear measurement and accurate right angles. Therefore, models of some road segments may be represented by kml straight paths and models of centuriations, also represented as kml files, can be software-generated from Euclidean transformations of the local UTM grid. Recently published models of the Via Appia and the centuriation in the Pontine plain do not use this approach and do not appear to withstand close scrutiny. Appropriate metrology is crucially important for the study of these surveyed structures, but models should also be based on a secure foundation, using evidence on the ground, in aerial imagery, including Google Earth, and in the ancient land surveyors’ texts.

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L'evento si terrà in italiano

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Centro KIIS

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