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L'aqueduc d'Antipolis dit de la Bouillide (Alpes-Maritimes)

2005; CNRS Éditions; Volume: 62; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.3406/galia.2005.3218

2109-9588

Paul Garczynski, Jean Foucras, Michel Dubar,

It seems that Antipolis had three aqueducts, two of which are known by visible remains. The aqueduct which is studied here is characterized by a main branch "de la Bouillide", name presently given to it, and by a secondary branch « de la Valmasque ». Recent research on the upper course has allowed to recognize an underground section, a bridge with an arch, now collapsed, a bridge with two arches and another one of which only the culées and a pier of the five arches are still in elevation. A settling or regulation tank was situated half-way. There was no manhole in the conduit since it was not possible to pass through the channel (0,45 m x 1,20 m under the vault). The architectural similarity with the aqueduct of Fréjus and the thermae of Cimiez suggests it was contemporaneous. It must have been in function for about 160 years, from the study of the laminae. Translation : Isabelle FAUDUET