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24 kwi 2024 · The Aqua Marcia was the longest of the city’s aqueducts, running nearly 60 miles from its source in the countryside to the heart of ancient Rome.
Roman aqueduct. 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 1740s to carry a wide road across the river.
30 paź 2019 · One of the earliest examples of the exploitation of groundwater to sustain human civilization is the aqueduct system of ancient Rome. Although some of the aqueducts were fed by surface water, most of them were supplied by springs, usually augmented by tunneling to increase the flow of groundwater.
Roberto Salomone for The New York Times. The Aqua Marcia was the longest of Rome’s aqueducts, running nearly 60 miles from its source in the countryside to the heart of the city. It was built...
Discover the ancient Roman Aqueducts - notable structures like the Porta Maggiore and Arch of Drusus, and their important role in ancient Roman society.
29 paź 2013 · VICOVARO, ITALY—Speleo-archaeologists are using GPS technology, remote control robots, and laser rangefinders to update the maps of Rome’s 11 ancient aqueducts that were compiled between...
18 paź 2024 · The capital in Rome alone had around 11 aqueduct systems supplying freshwater from sources as far as 92 kilometers away (57 miles). Despite their age, some aqueducts still function and provide modern-day Rome with water.
