Emanuele Greco, Maria Chiara Monaco, Acque tiranniche: regimentazione, adduzione e sfruttamento delle acque ad Atene in età arcaica

After a brief geological and geomorphological presentation of the plain of Athens, the aim of the article is to offer a synthesis of the most relevant hydraulic works in the city from the Geometric to the end of the archaic age. The solonian law about use and consumption of water from the wells is briefly examined. Then we proceed to the archaeological data: the digging of wells, as a more ancient and widespread practice; the subsequent creation, probably at the end of the 6th century BC, of the first imposing aqueduct referring to Pisistratus or his sons; the still debated issue related to the Enneakrounos. Finally, we examine the important transformations, dated between the end of the sixth century BC and the second quarter of the following century, which radically changed the landscape of the Agora area, which has now become public space: the filling of the Eridano’s valley, the channeling of the same river and the construction of the Great Drain.