Does anyone know what type of structure this is?

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I came across this picture taken at an ancient Roman site (name & location not provided) and was wondering what kind of structure it is. I've searched for fountains, wells, milestones, and memorials, but was not able to find anything similar to this one. Would appreciate it if someone knows what it is and how it was used! Plus I'd like to know if there's a Latin name for it. Thanks.enter image description here






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    Do you have any other pictures from other sides? I am sort of thinking it is a fountain because of the basin, but your guess is as good as mine.
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I came across this picture taken at an ancient Roman site (name & location not provided) and was wondering what kind of structure it is. I've searched for fountains, wells, milestones, and memorials, but was not able to find anything similar to this one. Would appreciate it if someone knows what it is and how it was used! Plus I'd like to know if there's a Latin name for it. Thanks.enter image description here






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    Do you have any other pictures from other sides? I am sort of thinking it is a fountain because of the basin, but your guess is as good as mine.
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I came across this picture taken at an ancient Roman site (name & location not provided) and was wondering what kind of structure it is. I've searched for fountains, wells, milestones, and memorials, but was not able to find anything similar to this one. Would appreciate it if someone knows what it is and how it was used! Plus I'd like to know if there's a Latin name for it. Thanks.enter image description here






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I came across this picture taken at an ancient Roman site (name & location not provided) and was wondering what kind of structure it is. I've searched for fountains, wells, milestones, and memorials, but was not able to find anything similar to this one. Would appreciate it if someone knows what it is and how it was used! Plus I'd like to know if there's a Latin name for it. Thanks.enter image description here






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    Do you have any other pictures from other sides? I am sort of thinking it is a fountain because of the basin, but your guess is as good as mine.
    – ed.hank
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    Do you have any other pictures from other sides? I am sort of thinking it is a fountain because of the basin, but your guess is as good as mine.
    – ed.hank
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Do you have any other pictures from other sides? I am sort of thinking it is a fountain because of the basin, but your guess is as good as mine.
– ed.hank
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Do you have any other pictures from other sides? I am sort of thinking it is a fountain because of the basin, but your guess is as good as mine.
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This is a roman fountain at Djemila, Algeria (Latin: Cuicul or Curculum). There's a vast number of literature and web sources on Djemila in general (and some on the fountain), for example:



  • The Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites (Richard Stillwell et al), on Cuicul in general

  • Cuicul: New/Severian Town

  • The french Wikipedia article on Djemila is quite comprehensive and has a section about the fountain

  • William Lloyd MacDonald, The Architecture of the Roman Empire





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  • Thank you so much for the answer, very informative!
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  • FYI, "literature" is uncountable, so "vast number of literature" is grammatically incorrect. "Vast amount of literature" would work. "Vast" is also not usually paired with a countable phrase (though I'm unsure if it's incorrect). To make "web sources" fit into the uncountable phrase, you might try something like "web material" (but I'm sure there's a better phrase than that).
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This is a roman fountain at Djemila, Algeria (Latin: Cuicul or Curculum). There's a vast number of literature and web sources on Djemila in general (and some on the fountain), for example:



  • The Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites (Richard Stillwell et al), on Cuicul in general

  • Cuicul: New/Severian Town

  • The french Wikipedia article on Djemila is quite comprehensive and has a section about the fountain

  • William Lloyd MacDonald, The Architecture of the Roman Empire





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  • Thank you so much for the answer, very informative!
    – Lucius Vitellius Canadius
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  • FYI, "literature" is uncountable, so "vast number of literature" is grammatically incorrect. "Vast amount of literature" would work. "Vast" is also not usually paired with a countable phrase (though I'm unsure if it's incorrect). To make "web sources" fit into the uncountable phrase, you might try something like "web material" (but I'm sure there's a better phrase than that).
    – jpmc26
    11 mins ago















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This is a roman fountain at Djemila, Algeria (Latin: Cuicul or Curculum). There's a vast number of literature and web sources on Djemila in general (and some on the fountain), for example:



  • The Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites (Richard Stillwell et al), on Cuicul in general

  • Cuicul: New/Severian Town

  • The french Wikipedia article on Djemila is quite comprehensive and has a section about the fountain

  • William Lloyd MacDonald, The Architecture of the Roman Empire





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  • Thank you so much for the answer, very informative!
    – Lucius Vitellius Canadius
    48 mins ago










  • FYI, "literature" is uncountable, so "vast number of literature" is grammatically incorrect. "Vast amount of literature" would work. "Vast" is also not usually paired with a countable phrase (though I'm unsure if it's incorrect). To make "web sources" fit into the uncountable phrase, you might try something like "web material" (but I'm sure there's a better phrase than that).
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This is a roman fountain at Djemila, Algeria (Latin: Cuicul or Curculum). There's a vast number of literature and web sources on Djemila in general (and some on the fountain), for example:



  • The Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites (Richard Stillwell et al), on Cuicul in general

  • Cuicul: New/Severian Town

  • The french Wikipedia article on Djemila is quite comprehensive and has a section about the fountain

  • William Lloyd MacDonald, The Architecture of the Roman Empire





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This is a roman fountain at Djemila, Algeria (Latin: Cuicul or Curculum). There's a vast number of literature and web sources on Djemila in general (and some on the fountain), for example:



  • The Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites (Richard Stillwell et al), on Cuicul in general

  • Cuicul: New/Severian Town

  • The french Wikipedia article on Djemila is quite comprehensive and has a section about the fountain

  • William Lloyd MacDonald, The Architecture of the Roman Empire






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  • Thank you so much for the answer, very informative!
    – Lucius Vitellius Canadius
    48 mins ago










  • FYI, "literature" is uncountable, so "vast number of literature" is grammatically incorrect. "Vast amount of literature" would work. "Vast" is also not usually paired with a countable phrase (though I'm unsure if it's incorrect). To make "web sources" fit into the uncountable phrase, you might try something like "web material" (but I'm sure there's a better phrase than that).
    – jpmc26
    11 mins ago

















  • Thank you so much for the answer, very informative!
    – Lucius Vitellius Canadius
    48 mins ago










  • FYI, "literature" is uncountable, so "vast number of literature" is grammatically incorrect. "Vast amount of literature" would work. "Vast" is also not usually paired with a countable phrase (though I'm unsure if it's incorrect). To make "web sources" fit into the uncountable phrase, you might try something like "web material" (but I'm sure there's a better phrase than that).
    – jpmc26
    11 mins ago
















Thank you so much for the answer, very informative!
– Lucius Vitellius Canadius
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Thank you so much for the answer, very informative!
– Lucius Vitellius Canadius
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FYI, "literature" is uncountable, so "vast number of literature" is grammatically incorrect. "Vast amount of literature" would work. "Vast" is also not usually paired with a countable phrase (though I'm unsure if it's incorrect). To make "web sources" fit into the uncountable phrase, you might try something like "web material" (but I'm sure there's a better phrase than that).
– jpmc26
11 mins ago





FYI, "literature" is uncountable, so "vast number of literature" is grammatically incorrect. "Vast amount of literature" would work. "Vast" is also not usually paired with a countable phrase (though I'm unsure if it's incorrect). To make "web sources" fit into the uncountable phrase, you might try something like "web material" (but I'm sure there's a better phrase than that).
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