On the orientation of Roman towns in Italy

Oxford Journal of Archaeology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 63-71

  Magli, Giulio ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTRONOMY; CULTURAL HISTORY; CULTURAL TRADITION; HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY; TOWN PLANNING;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 38049125350     PISSN: 02625253     EISSN: 14680092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0092.2007.00296.x     Document Type: Article

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