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The Glanum Dam was a Roman arch dam at Glanum, close to modern-day (Saint-Rémy-de-Provence), Bouches-du-Rhône, France. Dating to the 1st century BC, it is the earliest known dam of its kind.^[1]

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References

• Hodge, A. Trevor (2000), "Reservoirs and Dams", in Wikander, Örjan, Handbook of Ancient Water Technology, Technology and Change in History, 2, Leiden: Brill, pp. 331–339, ISBN 90-04-11123-9  
• Schnitter, Niklaus (1978), "Römische Talsperren", Antike Welt 8 (2): 25–32 (31f.)  
• Schnitter, Niklaus (1987a), "Verzeichnis geschichtlicher Talsperren bis Ende des 17. Jahrhunderts", in Garbrecht, Günther, Historische Talsperren, Stuttgart: Verlag Konrad Wittwer, pp. 9–20, ISBN 3-87919-145-X  
• Schnitter, Niklaus (1987b), "Die Entwicklungsgeschichte der Bogenstaumauer", in Garbrecht, Günther, Historische Talsperren, Stuttgart: Verlag Konrad Wittwer, pp. 75–96, ISBN 3-87919-145-X  
• Smith, Norman (1971), A History of Dams, London: Peter Davies, ISBN 0432150900  

Further reading

• Agusta-Boularot, S.; Paillet, J.L. (1997), "Le Barrage et l'Aqueduc Occidental de Glanum: le Premier Barrage-Voûte de l'Histoire des Techniques?", Revue Archéologique 1: 27–78  
• Benoit, Fernand (1935), "Le Barrage et l'Aqueduc Romains de Saint-Rémy de Provence", Revue des Études Anciennes: 331–340  

See also

• List of Roman dams and reservoirs
• Dara Dam

List of Roman dams and reservoirs Spain Alcantarilla Dam  · Almonacid de la Cuba Dam  · Consuegra Dam  · Cornalvo Dam  · Ermita de la Virgen del Pilar Dam  · Esparragalejo Dam  · Iturranduz Dam  · La Pared de los Moros Dam  · Muel Dam  · Proserpina Dam  · Puy Foradado Dam Syria Harbaqa Dam  · Lake Homs Dam Other countries Dara Dam  · Glanum Dam  · Kasserine Dam  · Muro Dam  · Subiaco Dams