TY - JOUR
T1 - Historical development of technologies for water resources management and rainwater harvesting in the Hellenic civilizations
AU - Antoniou, G.
AU - Kathijotes, N.
AU - Spyridakis, D. S.
AU - Angelakis, A. N.
PY - 2014/10/2
Y1 - 2014/10/2
N2 - The shortage of water in ancient Greek civilizations necessitated various collection methods and storage cisterns. In fact, rainwater harvesting dates back to Minoan times, ca. 3200–1100 BC. Since then, several types of cisterns have evolved, while a significant development appears to have occurred throughout Hellas during the Hellenistic period. In addition to the Hellenistic period, the succeeding Roman, Byzantine, Venetian and Ottoman periods are discussed. Within this context, a few examples relating to characteristics of Hellenistic cisterns, conveying illustrations of the development of technology during those historical periods, are included.
AB - The shortage of water in ancient Greek civilizations necessitated various collection methods and storage cisterns. In fact, rainwater harvesting dates back to Minoan times, ca. 3200–1100 BC. Since then, several types of cisterns have evolved, while a significant development appears to have occurred throughout Hellas during the Hellenistic period. In addition to the Hellenistic period, the succeeding Roman, Byzantine, Venetian and Ottoman periods are discussed. Within this context, a few examples relating to characteristics of Hellenistic cisterns, conveying illustrations of the development of technology during those historical periods, are included.
KW - cisterns
KW - Hellenic civilization
KW - rainwater harvesting
KW - reservoirs
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84912532352&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/07900627.2014.900401
DO - 10.1080/07900627.2014.900401
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84912532352
SN - 0790-0627
VL - 30
SP - 680
EP - 693
JO - International Journal of Water Resources Development
JF - International Journal of Water Resources Development
IS - 4
ER -