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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 3 February 2025. Type of aqueduct built in ancient Rome See also: List of aqueducts in the Roman Empire The multiple arches of the Pont du Gard in Roman Gaul (modern-day southern France). The upper tier encloses an aqueduct that carried water to Nimes in Roman times; its lower tier was expanded in the ...
Other aqueducts of importance to Roman sanitation was the Aqua Marcia built between 144-140 BC, which provided large amounts of quality water to Rome. [7] One Aqueduct with some major importance to Rome was Traiana, which tapped from the clear springs of the northern and western slopes above lake Bracciano. [7]
The Pont du Gard is an ancient Roman aqueduct bridge built in the first century AD to carry water over 50 km (31 mi) to the Roman colony of Nemausus . [3] It crosses the river Gardon near the town of Vers-Pont-du-Gard in southern France. The Pont du Gard is one of the best preserved Roman aqueduct bridges.
Most of our information about Roman aqueducts come from statistics compiled in the late 1st century AD by Sextus Julius Frontinus, the Curator Aquarum [1]: 152 . These estimates may not have considered water loss.
Researchers say they might be some of the longest aqueducts ever studied in the region. Roman aqueducts unearthed in Italian hillside. Take a look through the ancient tunnels
This is a list of aqueducts in the Roman Empire. For a more complete list of known and possible Roman aqueducts and Roman bridges see List of Roman bridges . [ 1 ] [ 2 ]
Roman engineers used inverted siphons to move water across a valley if they judged it impractical to build a raised aqueduct. The Roman legions were largely responsible for building the aqueducts. Maintenance was often done by slaves. [2] The Romans were among the first civilizations to harness the power of water.
The aqueduct went through at least two major repairs. Tacitus suggests that the aqueduct was in use by AD 47. [7] An inscription from Vespasian suggests that Aqua Claudia was used for ten years, then failed and was out of use for nine years. [8] The first repair was done by Emperor Vespasian in 71 AD; it was repaired again in 81 AD by Emperor ...