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    "abstract": "As is well known, several Roman sources report on the existence of a town\nfoundation ritual, inherited from the Etruscans, which allegedly included\nastronomical references. However, the possible existence of astronomical\norientations in the layout of Roman towns has never been tackled in a\nsystematic way. As a first step in this direction, the orientation of virtually\nall Roman towns in Italy (38 cities) is studied here. Non-random orientation\npatterns emerge from these data, aiming at further research in this field.",
    "arxiv_id": "physics/0703213",
    "authors": [
      "Giulio Magli"
    ],
    "categories": [
      "physics.pop-ph",
      "physics.hist-ph"
    ],
    "journal_ref": "Oxford Journal of Archaeology 27 (1), 63--71 (2008)",
    "title": "On the orientation of Roman towns in Italy",
    "url": "https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0703213"
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