The Geometry in the Urban Layout of the Roman Como and Verona: The Same Solution to Different Problems

Abstract

This work proposes a possible use of the same geometry, based on the fundamental Pythagorean triple 3,4 and 5, to have the proper planning of the Roman towns of Como and Verona. The towns had been located in quite diferent environmental conditons, but it seems that the soluton that the Roman surveyors used was the same. Previously, a possible orientaton of these towns according to solstces had been proposed. Here we consider this orientaton in the framework of the geometrical approach too.