Bibcode
González-García, A. C.; Rodríguez-Antón, A.; Espinosa-Espinosa, D.; García Quintela, M. V.; Belmonte, J. A.
Bibliographical reference
Archaeoastronomy in the Roman World, Historical & Cultural Astronomy, ISBN 978-3-319-97006-6. Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature, 2019, p. 85
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Description
Urbanism in most areas of Western Europe occurred at the time of the
Roman Empire when several hundred new towns were founded, notably under
Augustus. Those towns were planned to incorporate astronomical phenomena
as images of propaganda of their rulers, or to connect the city to the
gods. The visual effect of the Sun rising in line with the orientation
of the city at a given moment in its yearly movement was thus sought and
incorporated for its ritual meaning. Special moments allegedly related
to Augustus were considered, in particular Winter Solstice and Autumn
Equinox.