#RomanSiteSaturday
The Barbegal aqueduct and mills was a #Roman watermill complex located on the territory of the commune of Fontvieille, Bouches-du-Rhône, near the town of Arles, in southern #France.
#Ancient #Engineering #Archaeology #AncientBlueSky🏛️
The Barbegal aqueduct and mills was a #Roman watermill complex located on the territory of the commune of Fontvieille, Bouches-du-Rhône, near the town of Arles, in southern #France.
#Ancient #Engineering #Archaeology #AncientBlueSky🏛️
July 5, 2025 at 5:46 AM
#RomanSiteSaturday
The Barbegal aqueduct and mills was a #Roman watermill complex located on the territory of the commune of Fontvieille, Bouches-du-Rhône, near the town of Arles, in southern #France.
#Ancient #Engineering #Archaeology #AncientBlueSky🏛️
The Barbegal aqueduct and mills was a #Roman watermill complex located on the territory of the commune of Fontvieille, Bouches-du-Rhône, near the town of Arles, in southern #France.
#Ancient #Engineering #Archaeology #AncientBlueSky🏛️
Cerca de Arles, en Francia, el complejo harinero de Barbegal, definido como “la mayor concentración de energía mecánica del Mundo Antiguo”, contaba con un sistema hidráulico capaz de moler... ¡3 toneladas de grano por hora! Lo de los romanos es increíble…
October 14, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Cerca de Arles, en Francia, el complejo harinero de Barbegal, definido como “la mayor concentración de energía mecánica del Mundo Antiguo”, contaba con un sistema hidráulico capaz de moler... ¡3 toneladas de grano por hora! Lo de los romanos es increíble…
#RomanSiteSaturday - The Barbegal Aqueduct and Mills in southern France, built in the 2nd century AD, used water from two aqueducts to power 16 water wheels, creating the greatest concentration of mechanical power in antiquity. The mills likely supplied much of the flour for nearby Arelate (Arles).
June 13, 2026 at 7:21 PM
#RomanSiteSaturday - The Barbegal Aqueduct and Mills in southern France, built in the 2nd century AD, used water from two aqueducts to power 16 water wheels, creating the greatest concentration of mechanical power in antiquity. The mills likely supplied much of the flour for nearby Arelate (Arles).
'XXL' #FotoVorschlag
Immer wieder erstaunt bin, 2000 Jahre alt, hier gut 5 m Hoch, wenn man hoch steigt sieht man auch wie breit sie ist (gut 1m). Römische Baukunst eben. Aquädukt das zur Mühlenanlage von Barbegal und der Wasserversorgung Arles diente
Immer wieder erstaunt bin, 2000 Jahre alt, hier gut 5 m Hoch, wenn man hoch steigt sieht man auch wie breit sie ist (gut 1m). Römische Baukunst eben. Aquädukt das zur Mühlenanlage von Barbegal und der Wasserversorgung Arles diente
July 29, 2024 at 12:06 PM
'XXL' #FotoVorschlag
Immer wieder erstaunt bin, 2000 Jahre alt, hier gut 5 m Hoch, wenn man hoch steigt sieht man auch wie breit sie ist (gut 1m). Römische Baukunst eben. Aquädukt das zur Mühlenanlage von Barbegal und der Wasserversorgung Arles diente
Immer wieder erstaunt bin, 2000 Jahre alt, hier gut 5 m Hoch, wenn man hoch steigt sieht man auch wie breit sie ist (gut 1m). Römische Baukunst eben. Aquädukt das zur Mühlenanlage von Barbegal und der Wasserversorgung Arles diente
With all the Roman history around us, I had to insist on a few detours to see the less centrally located sites. My favorites of these were the Barbegal aqueduct and mill complex and the Pont Flavien and Pont Julien bridges.
September 15, 2025 at 11:44 PM
With all the Roman history around us, I had to insist on a few detours to see the less centrally located sites. My favorites of these were the Barbegal aqueduct and mill complex and the Pont Flavien and Pont Julien bridges.
And sometimes it's not a technological issue but a social, or legal, or economic one. They clearly *could have* developed water power to a much greater degree, but for some reason didn't.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbega...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbega...
Barbegal aqueduct and mills - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
July 21, 2025 at 4:30 AM
And sometimes it's not a technological issue but a social, or legal, or economic one. They clearly *could have* developed water power to a much greater degree, but for some reason didn't.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbega...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbega...
Tak jako do starověkého Nîmes/Nemausa přiváděl vodu akvadukt se známým Pont du Gard, do Arles/Arelate, přiváděl vodu akvadukt skoro neznámý, z něhož zbyl asi kilometr. Říká se mu Aqueduc de Barbegal. Na jeho konci postavili Římané soustavu šestnácti vodních kol pohánějících žernovy na mletí mouky.
June 4, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Tak jako do starověkého Nîmes/Nemausa přiváděl vodu akvadukt se známým Pont du Gard, do Arles/Arelate, přiváděl vodu akvadukt skoro neznámý, z něhož zbyl asi kilometr. Říká se mu Aqueduc de Barbegal. Na jeho konci postavili Římané soustavu šestnácti vodních kol pohánějících žernovy na mletí mouky.
For Romanists, it's "oh, right, slavery" as the 1st answer to so many seemingly unrelated questions. This week in class, it was "but why don't we have more Barbegal water mills?" www.nature.com/articles/s41... & "Why the Augustales?" www.coopculture.it/en/poi/mensa...
March 22, 2024 at 3:36 PM
For Romanists, it's "oh, right, slavery" as the 1st answer to so many seemingly unrelated questions. This week in class, it was "but why don't we have more Barbegal water mills?" www.nature.com/articles/s41... & "Why the Augustales?" www.coopculture.it/en/poi/mensa...
The Barbegal aqueduct and mills is a Roman watermill complex located in southern France. The complex has been called "the greatest known concentration of mechanical power in the ancient world" and sixteen overshot wheels the biggest ancient mill complex. 🏺 More: www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?...
September 23, 2023 at 9:54 AM
The Barbegal aqueduct and mills is a Roman watermill complex located in southern France. The complex has been called "the greatest known concentration of mechanical power in the ancient world" and sixteen overshot wheels the biggest ancient mill complex. 🏺 More: www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?...
Aqueduc de Barbegal à #Fontvieille (#BouchesDuRhône) Construction IVe siècle. Souterrain de l'allée des Pins ; vestiges dans les v...
Suite 👉 https://monumentum.fr/monument-historique/pa00081256/fontvieille-aqueduc-de-barbegal
Suite 👉 https://monumentum.fr/monument-historique/pa00081256/fontvieille-aqueduc-de-barbegal
January 6, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Aqueduc de Barbegal à #Fontvieille (#BouchesDuRhône) Construction IVe siècle. Souterrain de l'allée des Pins ; vestiges dans les v...
Suite 👉 https://monumentum.fr/monument-historique/pa00081256/fontvieille-aqueduc-de-barbegal
Suite 👉 https://monumentum.fr/monument-historique/pa00081256/fontvieille-aqueduc-de-barbegal
Hat man doch. Sonne zum Beispiel für Salzgewinnung. Oder Wind und Wasser für Getreidemühlen. Bereits die Römer hatten Großanlagen.
www.archaeologie-online.de/nachrichten/...
www.archaeologie-online.de/nachrichten/...
Wassermühlen von Barbegal erzeugten vermutlich Mehl für Schiffszwieback
Aktuelle Meldungen aus der Archäologie: Ausgrabungen, Forschungsergebnisse, neue Veröffentlichungen u.v.m.
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June 7, 2024 at 5:13 PM
Hat man doch. Sonne zum Beispiel für Salzgewinnung. Oder Wind und Wasser für Getreidemühlen. Bereits die Römer hatten Großanlagen.
www.archaeologie-online.de/nachrichten/...
www.archaeologie-online.de/nachrichten/...
The #WaterManagement of ancient #Arles: Using #carbonate fragments, researchers from Mainz, Oxford, and Innsbruck have deciphered the complex history of the Arles #aqueduct system 👉 press.uni-mainz.de/the-water-ma...
#RomanAqueduct #Roman #ancient #geoarchaeology #geosciences #Barbegal #geoscience
#RomanAqueduct #Roman #ancient #geoarchaeology #geosciences #Barbegal #geoscience
July 2, 2025 at 6:45 AM
The #WaterManagement of ancient #Arles: Using #carbonate fragments, researchers from Mainz, Oxford, and Innsbruck have deciphered the complex history of the Arles #aqueduct system 👉 press.uni-mainz.de/the-water-ma...
#RomanAqueduct #Roman #ancient #geoarchaeology #geosciences #Barbegal #geoscience
#RomanAqueduct #Roman #ancient #geoarchaeology #geosciences #Barbegal #geoscience
Das #Wassermanagement des antiken #Arles: Mithilfe von Karbonatfragmenten haben Forschende aus Mainz, Oxford und Innsbruck die komplexe Geschichte des Aquäduktsystems von Arles entschlüsselt 👉 presse.uni-mainz.de/das-wasserma...
#Aquädukt #Römerzeit #Wasserversorgung #Geoarchäologie #Barbegal
#Aquädukt #Römerzeit #Wasserversorgung #Geoarchäologie #Barbegal
July 2, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Das #Wassermanagement des antiken #Arles: Mithilfe von Karbonatfragmenten haben Forschende aus Mainz, Oxford und Innsbruck die komplexe Geschichte des Aquäduktsystems von Arles entschlüsselt 👉 presse.uni-mainz.de/das-wasserma...
#Aquädukt #Römerzeit #Wasserversorgung #Geoarchäologie #Barbegal
#Aquädukt #Römerzeit #Wasserversorgung #Geoarchäologie #Barbegal
Visited a couple of years ago, achieving a life-time's ambition! Also went to the aqueduct and mills at Barbegal which was amazing.
June 7, 2026 at 12:16 PM
Visited a couple of years ago, achieving a life-time's ambition! Also went to the aqueduct and mills at Barbegal which was amazing.
Great point, specifically regarding the Barbegal mills. But note the driver: urban food supply.
That ties back to earlier point: the South explicitly stifled urbanization. By keeping the population rural and dispersed, they removed the one specific pressure that actually forced Rome to mechanize.
That ties back to earlier point: the South explicitly stifled urbanization. By keeping the population rural and dispersed, they removed the one specific pressure that actually forced Rome to mechanize.
February 15, 2026 at 4:57 AM
Great point, specifically regarding the Barbegal mills. But note the driver: urban food supply.
That ties back to earlier point: the South explicitly stifled urbanization. By keeping the population rural and dispersed, they removed the one specific pressure that actually forced Rome to mechanize.
That ties back to earlier point: the South explicitly stifled urbanization. By keeping the population rural and dispersed, they removed the one specific pressure that actually forced Rome to mechanize.
Aqueduc de Barbegal à #Fontvieille (#BouchesDuRhône) Construction IVe siècle. Souterrain de l'allée des Pins ; vestiges dans les v...
Suite 👉 https://monumentum.fr/monument-historique/pa00081256/fontvieille-aqueduc-de-barbegal
Suite 👉 https://monumentum.fr/monument-historique/pa00081256/fontvieille-aqueduc-de-barbegal
December 12, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Aqueduc de Barbegal à #Fontvieille (#BouchesDuRhône) Construction IVe siècle. Souterrain de l'allée des Pins ; vestiges dans les v...
Suite 👉 https://monumentum.fr/monument-historique/pa00081256/fontvieille-aqueduc-de-barbegal
Suite 👉 https://monumentum.fr/monument-historique/pa00081256/fontvieille-aqueduc-de-barbegal
Did you know: the Romans had watermills, which were invented circa 300 BC, but they did not invent wind-powered mills, which appeared in the Levant circa 800 CE and spread to Europe post 1200 CE.
Don Quixote would have been quite happy in Rome.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbega...
Don Quixote would have been quite happy in Rome.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbega...
Barbegal aqueduct and mills - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
July 29, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Did you know: the Romans had watermills, which were invented circa 300 BC, but they did not invent wind-powered mills, which appeared in the Levant circa 800 CE and spread to Europe post 1200 CE.
Don Quixote would have been quite happy in Rome.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbega...
Don Quixote would have been quite happy in Rome.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbega...
The Romans had serious watermills - at Barbegal there is a cascade of them fed by an aqueduct. An immense effort to upgrade from animal driven small mills to save labour.
There is likely a parallel to who built that aqueduct and the railroad tracks in the Confederate states for the steam trains.
There is likely a parallel to who built that aqueduct and the railroad tracks in the Confederate states for the steam trains.
August 1, 2025 at 3:09 PM
The Romans had serious watermills - at Barbegal there is a cascade of them fed by an aqueduct. An immense effort to upgrade from animal driven small mills to save labour.
There is likely a parallel to who built that aqueduct and the railroad tracks in the Confederate states for the steam trains.
There is likely a parallel to who built that aqueduct and the railroad tracks in the Confederate states for the steam trains.
Insight into the world of the ancient Romans - www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2024/07...
Insight into the world of the ancient Romans
With the help of carbonate deposits, researchers have been able to reconstruct the development of the former water mills of Barbegal over time.
www.archaeology.wiki
July 2, 2024 at 7:33 PM
Insight into the world of the ancient Romans - www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2024/07...
Très content de m'être procuré le nouveau livre de restitutions de l'Antiquité de Jean-Claude Golvin, et encore plus content d'avoir pu avoir une dédicace ! J'admire ses superbes images scientifiquement renseignées depuis que je l'ai découvert grâce à sa participation à Assassin's Creed Origins.
October 2, 2024 at 6:00 PM
Très content de m'être procuré le nouveau livre de restitutions de l'Antiquité de Jean-Claude Golvin, et encore plus content d'avoir pu avoir une dédicace ! J'admire ses superbes images scientifiquement renseignées depuis que je l'ai découvert grâce à sa participation à Assassin's Creed Origins.
The Aqueduct of Barbegal in Fontvieille
The Barbegal aqueduct and mills was a Roman watermill complex in the commune of Fontvieille
The complex has been referred to as "the greatest known concentration of mechanical power in the ancient world"
#History #HistoryMatters
The Barbegal aqueduct and mills was a Roman watermill complex in the commune of Fontvieille
The complex has been referred to as "the greatest known concentration of mechanical power in the ancient world"
#History #HistoryMatters
July 9, 2026 at 10:01 PM
The Aqueduct of Barbegal in Fontvieille
The Barbegal aqueduct and mills was a Roman watermill complex in the commune of Fontvieille
The complex has been referred to as "the greatest known concentration of mechanical power in the ancient world"
#History #HistoryMatters
The Barbegal aqueduct and mills was a Roman watermill complex in the commune of Fontvieille
The complex has been referred to as "the greatest known concentration of mechanical power in the ancient world"
#History #HistoryMatters
Die Mühlen von Barbegal
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Korsika – Südfrankreich 2025 in Römischer Zeit führten zwei nebeneinander liegende Aquädukte Wasser aus den Alpillen, einer Kalksteinkette im Südwesten der Provence, Wasser gen Süden. Eine führte Wasser zur Versorgung der Stadt Arles. Die zweite aber trieb die Wasserräder…
Die Mühlen von Barbegal
Korsika – Südfrankreich 2025 in Römischer Zeit führten zwei nebeneinander liegende Aquädukte Wasser aus den Alpillen, einer Kalksteinkette im Südwesten der Provence, Wasser gen Süden. Eine führte Wasser zur Versorgung der Stadt Arles. Die zweite aber trieb die Wasserräder von Mühlen an.
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April 11, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Die Mühlen von Barbegal
Korsika – Südfrankreich 2025 in Römischer Zeit führten zwei nebeneinander liegende Aquädukte Wasser aus den Alpillen, einer Kalksteinkette im Südwesten der Provence, Wasser gen Süden. Eine führte Wasser zur Versorgung der Stadt Arles. Die zweite aber trieb die Wasserräder…
Korsika – Südfrankreich 2025 in Römischer Zeit führten zwei nebeneinander liegende Aquädukte Wasser aus den Alpillen, einer Kalksteinkette im Südwesten der Provence, Wasser gen Süden. Eine führte Wasser zur Versorgung der Stadt Arles. Die zweite aber trieb die Wasserräder…
⌛ The Barbegal mills; Roman water factory 📖
👉 The Barbegal mills formed a large Roman water-powered complex near the French city of Arles. Sixteen waterwheels there – neatly lined up – ground all...
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#️⃣ #history – factually fun!
👉 The Barbegal mills formed a large Roman water-powered complex near the French city of Arles. Sixteen waterwheels there – neatly lined up – ground all...
🔗 https://whyrwe.com/@26/0316-1323
#️⃣ #history – factually fun!
⌛ The Barbegal mills; Roman water factory 📖
The Barbegal mills formed a large Roman water-powered complex near the French city of Arles. Sixteen waterwheels there – neatly lined up – ground all the grain into flour. They did this using water delivered from the hills through an aqueduct. The system could thus produce food for the many thousand...
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March 27, 2026 at 5:00 PM
⌛ The Barbegal mills; Roman water factory 📖
👉 The Barbegal mills formed a large Roman water-powered complex near the French city of Arles. Sixteen waterwheels there – neatly lined up – ground all...
🔗 https://whyrwe.com/@26/0316-1323
#️⃣ #history – factually fun!
👉 The Barbegal mills formed a large Roman water-powered complex near the French city of Arles. Sixteen waterwheels there – neatly lined up – ground all...
🔗 https://whyrwe.com/@26/0316-1323
#️⃣ #history – factually fun!