Karci Mountains

The code of laws controlling and protecting the ancient Turkish city of Laodicea’s water supply were carved into this marble block.

26 August, 2015 - 14:52 Mark Miller

Marble slab inscribed with 1,900-year-old Water Law unearthed in Turkey

An ancient Roman water law inscribed in Greek on a large marble slab has been unearthed in Laodicea, Turkey, which appointed curators to oversee the city’s water supply and set fines for people who...