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Roman Aqueducts

Roman Aqueducts. Anna Rago Period 4 Ms. Diczok. Aqua Appia. Location: Italy, Rome (underground) Was the first roman aqueduct. Constructed in 312 BC by Appius Claudius Caecus

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Roman Aqueducts

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  1. Roman Aqueducts Anna Rago Period 4 Ms. Diczok

  2. Aqua Appia

  3. Location: Italy, Rome (underground) Was the first roman aqueduct. Constructed in 312 BC by Appius Claudius Caecus Flowed for 16.4 km into the city of Rome through the Porta Maggiore, and emptied into the Formu Boarum, near Porta Trigemina. During the Gothic War (537 AD) the. aqueduct was destroyed in order to cut the water supply No traces of it remain Aqua Appia

  4. Aqua Marcia

  5. Aqua Marcia • Location: Italy • the longest of the 11 aqueducts that supplied the city of ancient Rome • constructed from 144 - 140 BC by the praetor Quintus Marcius Rex • followed the via Tiburtina into Rome, and entered the city in its eastern boundary at the Porta Tiburtina of the Aurelian Wall. • It still functions today as one of the major water sources to the modern city of Rome.

  6. Aqua Anio Novus

  7. Aqua Anio Novus • Location: Italy • begun by Caligula in 38 AD and completed in 52 by Claudius • was the highest in level of all the aqueducts that came into the city. • took its name from carrying water from the Anio river into the city • Built of brick masonry, lined with concrete

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