L'eau Dans les Espaces et les Pratiques Funeraires D'Alexandrie Aux epoques Greque et Romaine: (IVe Siecle Av. J.-C. - IIIe Siecle Ap. J.-C.)

In the cemeteries of Graeco-Roman Alexandria in Egypt, archaeological investigations initiated more than a century ago discovered various water systems adapted for specific funerary purposes. From the foundation of the city in 332 B.C. to the third century A.C., over fifty hydraulic installations have been noted within the records of Alexandria itself and its vicinity. From a corpus that inventories the hydraulic structures identified to this day in the archaeological literature, the differen…