M. Kaiafa-Saropoulou

Sanitation and hygiene technologies have existed in ancient Hellas since the Bronze Age (ca. 3200– 1100BC), when extensive sewerage and drainage and other elaborate sanitary structures were known in Minoan palaces and towns. Classical and Hellenistic periods should be considered as the most progressive eras in the design of sanitary engineering. At...

Thessaloniki city, in the east core of Thermaic gulf, has been continuously inhabited for about 2330 years. The choice of its founding at this specific location is very much attributed to the high availability of water in the wider region. However, the development of Thessaloniki in a big city and the simultaneous increasing population, created an...

The city of Thessaloniki was founded on the east coast of Thermaikos Gulf, by King Kassandros in 315 BC, according to the Hippodamian urban plan. Since its foundation, the city was bounded by stone built fortification, which remained immovable through the centuries. Within it, the urban aspect changed many times. The city developed outside the wall...

The uneven temporal and partial distribution of water resources in Hellas and especially south eastern regions, has resulted in the construction of various water systems for collection and storage of rainwater, since their very early habitation. Ever since technologies for the construction and use of several types of cisterns and other relevant hyd...