Roman AqueductsRoman Aqueducts

Aqua AppiaAqua Appia

• It was the first Roman aquaduct

• Was built to correlate along with the great southern road, the Via Appia in 312 BC.

• In terms of level, it was the lowest of all the aquaducts.

• It starts at the Porta Capena and ends near the Porta Trigemina

Then:

Remains Left Today:

Aqua NovusAqua Novus

• Stretched the farthest from the city, approximately 59 miles away.

• Received its name from carrying water from the Anio River into the city.

• Provided one cubic meter of water per day for each inhabitant

• The water was originally taken from the river Anio and carried to Horti Pallantiana

Aqua AlexandrinaAqua Alexandrina

• Built in 226 A.D. • It was the last aqueduct to

be built in ancient Rome• Its purpose was to carry

water to the Baths of Nero according to emperor Alexander Severus

• It took water from springs east of Rome and carried it towards plains of the Campus Martis