In regards to the basin, it likely had a ceremonial use, based on finds of pottery and oil lamps discovered very nearby.

What can an ancient water basin discovered near Rome reveal about construction, engineering and water management techniques that may be useful today?

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Archaeologists led by University of Missouri professor Marcello Mogetta have uncovered a massive stone-lined water basin in the ancient Roman city of Gabii, just eleven miles east of Rome. Built ...

In the archaeological site of the city of Gabii, just eighteen kilometers east of Rome, the earth has begun to reveal one of ...