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Period: 500 BCE to
Aqueducts
The first aqueduct was built in Ancient Greece in 500 B.C. -
312 BCE
Aqua Appia
The Aqua Appia was the first Roman aqueduct, built in 312 B.C by Appius Claudius Caecus, who also built the first Roman road, the Via Appia. It flowed for 16.4 km, entered Rome from the east, and emptied near the Tiber River. The Aqua Appia
s source is believed to be at a series of springs discovered by Gaius Plautius Venox, but it's hard to tell the exact location of the source, since the springs were located 16 meters below ground level and have probably been covered again. -
272 BCE
Aqua Anio Vetus
When the Aqua Appia could no longer supply enough water to the city, the Romans built a second aqueduct, the Aqua Anio Vetus. The Aqua Anio Vetus, or the Old Anio as some later called it, brought water from the river Anio, a branch of the Tiber, the first of four aqueducts to bring water from here. It was built by Marcius Curius Dentatus and Fulvius Flaccus, and it was funded by treasures gained after the victory against Pyrrhus of Epirus. -
144 BCE
Aqua Marcia
The Aqua Marcia is one of the longest of the eleven aqueducts that supplied Rome. It was built from 144 to 140 BC by the Quintus Marcius Rex. -
125 BCE
Aqua Tepula
The Aqua Tepula was the first aqueduct built using poured concrete. Originally, the romans had constructed aqueducts out of stone lined with mortar. (the mortar was a mixture of lime, cement, sand, and water) -
33 BCE
Aqua Julia
The Aqua Julia (or Iulia) was built in 33 BC by Agrippa under Augustus to supply the city of Rome. -
19 BCE
Aqua Virgo
The Aqua Virgo was completed in 19 BC by Marcus Agrippa, during the reign of the emperor Augustus and was built mainly to supply the Baths of Agrippa in the Campus Martius. -
2 BCE
Aqua Alsietina
The Aqua Alsietina was built by Augustus in 2 B.C. -
52
Aqua Claudia
Aqua Claudia was, like the Aqua Anio Novus, begun by Emperor Caligula in 38 AD and finished by Emperor Claudius in 52 AD. It, alongside Aqua Anio Novus, Aqua Anio Vetus and Aqua Marcia, it is regarded as one of the "four great aqueducts of Rome." -
52
Aqua Anio Novus
The Aqua Anio Novus was begun by emperor Caligula in 38 AD and completed in 52 AD by Claudius. Together with the Aqua Anio Vetus, Aqua Marcia and Aqua Claudia, it is regarded as one of the "four great aqueducts of Rome." -
700
Aqua Virgo Repair
After it deteriorated and fell into disuse with the fall of the Western Roman Empire, the Aqua Virgo was repaired by Pope Adrian I in the 8th century. -
1453
Acqua Vergine
In 1453, Pope Nicholas V completely restored and remodeled the Aqua Virgo, and renamed it the Acqua Vergine. -
Acqua Vergine Nuova
In the 1930s, a pressurised version of the Acqua Vergine was built, the Acqua Vergine Nuovo, separate from the other channels. -
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