City Plans & Streetscapes (Geographical Context) Flashcards
(7 cards)
0
Q
What were the polygonal blocks used for the base?
A
Basalt
1
Q
What were the naim of the blocks which the streets had divided?
A
Insulae
2
Q
What combated street flooding?
A
Raised footpaths
3
Q
What was the name of the Main Street in Pompeii?
A
Via dell-Abondanza
4
Q
What were the streets that went North to South and East to West?
A
Decumani - East to West
Cardini - North to South
5
Q
What were the names of the two gates in Pompeii
A
Nucerian and Marine Gates
6
Q
What was the Main Street in Herculaneum?
A
Decumanus Maximus
