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Rome and its 11 aqueducts

For details of the individual aqueducts, see the separate chapters in the left column

Maps

Basic Literature

Vitruvius: 10 books on architecture, book VIII.6
Frontinus: De Aquaeductu Urbis Romae translation R.H. Rodgers (2003)
E.B. van Deman: The building of the Roman aqueducts (1934)
Th. Ashby: The aqueducts of ancient Rome (1935) (automatic conversion)
P.J. Aicher: Guide to the aqueducts of ancient Rome (1995)
On the (decline of the) aqueducts of Rome, see Greg Tardieu (1986)
Overview over the aqueducts of Rome, see Evan Dembskey (2009)
For roman aqueducts in general: A.Th. Hodge: Roman aqueducts and water supply (1992/2002)

Hint 1: use 'Hodge' as a starter for aqueducts in general and 'Aicher' as an introduction into the 11 aqueducts of Rome.
Hint 2: if these books are not available, use the papers of this website: 'Historical introduction' for aqueducts in general and 'Dembskey' as an intro to Rome's aqueducts.
Hint 3: looking for a subject for a paper, report, treatise or thesis? Look at 'Some 16 (+2) intruiging questions'.

Useful websites

Rome I German, Christian Presche, general, with a beautiful map
Rome II Roger D. Hansen, water and wastewater, from waterhistory.org
Rome III Italian, Il Pinolo, beautiful photo's
Rome IV Andrea Pollett, 4 chapters, from Roman to present times
Rome V Al Schlaf, two chapers, aqueducts under Augustus
Rome VI Arthur Krispin in 'Anistoritum' on the Aqua Marcia
Rome VII André Caron, models of aqueducts in Rome

The facts

Facts about the 11 ancient aqueducts of Rome

Aqueduct	Date of construction	Volume m3 per day	Total length (km)	Length on arches (km)	# Cas tellae	I PC	II Cm	III I+S	IV TP	V Esq	VI AS	VII VL	VIII FR	IX CF	X Pal	XI CM	XII PP	XIII Av	XIV Tt
Appia	312 bc	75.000	16	0.1	20	-	x	-	-	-	-	-	x	x	-	x	x	x	x
Anio Vetus	272 bc	180.000	81	0	35	x	-	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	-	-	x	-	x
Marcia	144 bc	190.000	91	10	51	x	-	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	-	-	(x)	x
Tepula	125 bc	18.000	18	9	14	-	-	-	x	x	x	x	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Julia	33 bc	48.000	22	10	17	-	(x)	x	-	x	x	-	x	-	x	-	x	-	-
Virgo	22 bc	100.000	21	1.2	18	-	-	-	-	-	-	x	-	x	-	-	-	-	x
Alsietina	2 bc	16.000	33	0.5	--	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	(-)
Claudia	38 ad	185.000	69	14	92)*	-	x	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	x	-	-	x	x
Anio Novus	38 ad	190.000	87	11	92)*	x	-	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	-	x	x	-	-
Traiana	109 ad	-	55	-	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Alexandrina	226 ad	-	22	2.4	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?

)* Aquae Claudia et Anio Novus together had 92 castellae

Regiones in ancient (and modern) Rome:

I PC Porta Capena VI AS Alta Semita XI CM Circus Maximus

II Cm Caelimontium VII VL Via Lata XII PP Piscina Publica

III I+S Isis et Serapis VIII FR Forum Romanum XIII Av Aventinus

IV TP Templum Pacis IX CF Circus Flaminius XIV Tt Transtiberim

V Esq Esquiliae X Pal Palatium

Recommended literature :	Guide to the Aqueducts of Ancient Rome, P.J. Aicher (1995)
Recommended website :	www.waterhistory.org
How to visit :	See book of P.J. Aicher above

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Last modified: January, 2010 - Wilke D. Schram (W.D. Schram 'at'romanaqueducts.info)

I	PC	Porta Capena	VI	AS	Alta Semita	XI	CM	Circus Maximus
II	Cm	Caelimontium	VII	VL	Via Lata	XII	PP	Piscina Publica
III	I+S	Isis et Serapis	VIII	FR	Forum Romanum	XIII	Av	Aventinus
IV	TP	Templum Pacis	IX	CF	Circus Flaminius	XIV	Tt	Transtiberim
V	Esq	Esquiliae	X	Pal	Palatium