Castellum Aquae/Water Tower

Name of structure: Castellum Aquae/Water Tower
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Type of structure: Water tower
Country or main area: Italy
Region within country or main area: Lazio
City or area within region: Palestrina
Date of structure: Late first century/early second century AD
Century of structure 1: 1 AD
Century of structure 2: 2 AD
Specific place of mosaic: Small niches on principal facade
Brief descriptive contents of mosaic: Mosaic decoration
Date of mosaic: Late first century/early second century AD
Century of mosaic 1: 1 AD
Century of mosaic 2: 2 AD
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Were other materials found at site (i.e., glass cakes)?
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Bibliography of mainly technical resources:

Sear, Frank B., Roman Wall and Vault Mosaics (Heidelberg: F. H. Kerle Verlag, 1977), 103
See also:
Neuerburg, N., ‘L’architettura delle fontane e dei ninfei nell’Italia antica,’ in Memorie dell’Accademia di Archeologica Lettere e Belle Arti di Napoli, V (Naples: G. Macchiaroli, 1965), 169-70, no. 94

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