Firefighting in Ancient Rome | About Water Pumps, Bucket Brigades & Demolition Squads

Firefighting in Ancient Rome was quite elaborate. Archeological sources and a handful of ancient texts even suggest the use of sophisticated water pumps. But, how they did it you may ask yourself. From Bucket brigades, ancient roman water pumps, axes, demolition teams to the standard fire beater - everything was used and is well documented by the readily available source material.

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Sources:
Freis, Helmut, s.v. Fire-Brigades, in: Brill’s Encyclopedia of the Ancient World (DNP) [01.11.2019].
Landels, J. G., Die Technik in der antiken Welt, München 1980.
Panzram, S., s.v. Vigiles, in: Brill’s Encyclopedia of the Ancient World (DNP) [01.11.2019].
Rainbird, J. S., The fire stations of Imperial Rome, in: PBSR 54 (1986).
Robinson, O., Fire Prevention at Rome, in: RIDA 24 (1977).
Weeber, K. W., s.v. Brand, in: Alltag im Alten Rom, Düsseldorf 2001.
Weeber, K. W., s.v. Feuerwehr, in: Alltag im Alten Rom, Düsseldorf 2001.

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