Aquam in altum exprimere Les machines élévatrices d'eau dans l'antiquité : actes de la journée d'études tenue à Bordeaux le 13 m

In the ancient Roman world, where the plentiful supply of running water by the prestigious aquedcts was what mattered most, water-lifting devices remained largely unknown. Since the 19th century, however, a range of such devices, confirming the use of several different techniques, has been found in numerous sites. Moreover, as the number of such discoveries has increased in recent years, this has enabled the most up-to-date methods to be applied to these structures which, as wood elements are often used, are particulary fragile. Aquam in Altum Exprimere, the Round-table Study Day organized by Ausonius in 2003 has contributed to a general stock-taking of our present-day knowledge on this subject.