Claudio Aqueduct

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The Aqua Claudia, also known as the Claudio Aqueduct, is one of the most imposing and technologically advanced aqueducts of ancient Rome. Its construction began in 38 AD under the emperor Caligula and was completed by the emperor Claudius in 52 AD. This aqueduct, which stretched for about 69 kilometers, including about 16 kilometers on […]

Alexandrian Aqueduct

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The Alexandrian Aqueduct, the last of the great aqueducts built in ancient Rome, was completed in 226 AD during the reign of Emperor Alexander Severus. This aqueduct was built to supply the new baths he built in the Campus Martius, known as the Alexandrian Baths, which replaced the previous Nero’s Baths. The aqueduct stretched for […]