Open AccessZJAWISKO KRADZIEŻY WODY PUBLICZNEJ W STAROŻYTNYM RZYMIE
Author(s) -
Renata Kamińska
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
zeszyty prawnicze
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2353-8139
pISSN - 1643-8183
DOI - 10.21697/zp.2014.14.3.05
Subject(s) - water supply , business , phenomenon , fresh water , law , criminology , political science , water resource management , sociology , engineering , environmental science , environmental engineering , philosophy , epistemology
THE THEFT OF PUBLIC WATER IN ANCIENT ROMESummaryThe theft of the public water delivered to the city by the aqueducts was a common phenomenon in ancient Rome. It was perpetrated both by private persons as well as by the officials and services responsible for the proper functioning of the city’s water supply. The most frequent abusers were the procuratores, aquarii, vilices, and libratores. Various methods were used to prevent water fraud. They included legal means as well special technology for the prevention and faster and more effective detection of instances of water theft and other abuses connected with its distribution.