The orientation of Julia Augusta Taurinorum (Torino)
Popular Physics
2012-08-10 v3
Abstract
It seems that the ancient Roman towns were oriented with the sunrise. Here I propose a discussion on the orientation of Torino, the Julia Augusta Taurinorum, which has the ancient Roman structure perfectly preserved. According to this ancient ritual, we can use the sunrise amplitude to determine the Turin's birthday. The use of the hour angle is also proposed, in this case the day of the foundation of Turin could be the winter solstice.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1206.6062,
title = {The orientation of Julia Augusta Taurinorum (Torino)},
author = {Amelia Carolina Sparavigna},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1206.6062},
year = {2012}
}
Comments
Key-words: Town orientation, Sunrise amplitude, Centuriation, Archaeo-astronomy, Layout after equation revision