List of aqueducts in the Roman Empire

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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]

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Aqueducts in the Roman Empire

NameLocationImageCoordinatesLength x HeightConstruction StartedService StartedDemolition or DecommissionInfluencer
Saldae Aqueduct Toudja, Algeria Ruines romaines Thihnayin.jpg 36°45′N4°54′E / 36.750°N 4.900°E / 36.750; 4.900
Plovdiv Plovdiv, Bulgaria Wodo.jpg 42°7′50″N24°43′25″E / 42.13056°N 24.72361°E / 42.13056; 24.72361 30 km x
Plavno Polje [3] Šibenik-Knin County, Croatia 32.6 km x 0.296 mAD 1
Aqueduct of Diocletian Solin, Croatia Split-Diokletian-Aqueduct-17.jpg 43°31′27″N16°29′22″E / 43.52417°N 16.48944°E / 43.52417; 16.48944 9 km x 16.5 m3rd century AD1932
Kamares Aqueduct Larnaca, Cyprus Larnaca 01-2017 img25 Kamares Aqueduct.jpg 34°54′44″N33°35′55″E / 34.912131°N 33.598729°E / 34.912131; 33.598729 1747
Nicosia aqueduct Nicosia, Cyprus Nicosia 01-2017 img04 aqueduct.jpg 35°10′19″N33°22′11″E / 35.17194°N 33.36972°E / 35.17194; 33.36972 18th century
Clausonnes Antibes, France Aqueduct Antibes Bouillide5.JPG
Barbegal aqueduct Arles, France Barbegal aqueduct 01.jpg 43°42′09″N4°43′17″E / 43.70250°N 4.72139°E / 43.70250; 4.72139
Aqueduct of the Gier Lyon, France Aqueducchapo01.JPG 45°43′17″N4°45′37″E / 45.72139°N 4.76028°E / 45.72139; 4.76028 85 km1st century AD
Aqueduct of Luynes Luynes, France Luynes (France) Roman Aqueduct.jpg 47°23′50″N0°34′06″E / 47.39724°N 0.56836°E / 47.39724; 0.56836 1,825 m12th or 13th century
Pont du Gard Nîmes, France Pont du Gard BLS.jpg 43°56′50″N04°32′08″E / 43.94722°N 4.53556°E / 43.94722; 4.53556 275 m x 48.8 m1st century ADAD 606th century
Fréjus France Frejus aquaduct.jpg 40 kmAD 50
Aqueduct from Gorze to Metz Metz, France Roman aqueduct (Jouy-aux-Arches).jpg
Eifel Aqueduct Germany Eifelwasserleitung05.jpg 50°30′46″N6°36′39″E / 50.5127°N 6.6108°E / 50.5127; 6.6108 130 km x 1 mAD 80260
Sumelocenna Rottenburg, Germany 2015-10-24 sumelocenna aquaeductus.jpg 48°27′49″N8°51′44″E / 48.46362°N 8.86234°E / 48.46362; 8.86234 ca. AD 100
Hadrian Argos, Greece
Peisistratid Athens, Greece
Long WallsAthens, Greece
Late RomanAthens, Greece
Corinth Corinthia, Greece
Chalcis Chalcis, Greece
Aqueduct of Kavala Kavala, Greece Kavala-Aqueduct.jpg 40°56′13″N24°24′56″E / 40.9369°N 24.4155°E / 40.9369; 24.4155 16th century
Mytilene Lesbos, Greece
Nicopolis Epirus, Greece
Patras Greece Patras Roman Aqueduct 2.jpg
Aqua Anio Vetus [4] Pleiades, Italy Ponte Della Mola.jpg 330 BCAD 640
Aqua Augusta Naples, Italy140 kmbetween 30 and 20 BC
Aqua Marcia Rome, Italy Tivoli Acquedotto Arci 0511-03.JPG 41°52′16″N12°32′20″E / 41.8711°N 12.5389°E / 41.8711; 12.5389 between 144–140 BC144 BC140 BC
Aqua Tepula [5] Rome, Italy 41°53′20″N12°27′11″E / 41.888976°N 12.453132°E / 41.888976; 12.453132 126 BC127 BC Lucius Cassius Longinus Ravilla
Aqua Anio Novus horti Epaphroditiani, Italy [5] 41°53′29″N12°30′55″E / 41.89139°N 12.51528°E / 41.89139; 12.51528 38 AD
Aqua Alexandrina Rome, Italy Aqua Alexandrina 02.jpg 41°52′42″N12°34′24″E / 41.87833°N 12.57333°E / 41.87833; 12.57333 22.4 kmAD 226AD 226
Aqua Alsietina Rome, Italy 41°53′12″N12°28′10″E / 41.88667°N 12.46944°E / 41.88667; 12.46944 32.8 km2 BC
Aqua Appia Rome, Italy 41°53′22″N12°30′40″E / 41.88944°N 12.51111°E / 41.88944; 12.51111 312 BC312 BC
Aqua Claudia – Pictured are the remains of aqueducts Aqua Claudia and Aqua Anio Novus at Porta Maggiore in Rome, integrated into the Aurelian Wall as a gate in AD 271Rome, Italy Porta Maggiore 21-09-2019.jpg
Aqua Virgo Rome, Italy
Minturno Italy
Ponte delle TorriItaly, Spoleto
Aqua Crabra Italy, Tusculum
Pont d'Aël Italy, Aosta Valley Aymaville - Pont d'Ael.jpg
Termini Imerese Italy, Sicily Termini Imerese aquaduct.jpg
Aqueduct of Triglio Italy, Apulia 69

40°34′50.82″N17°12′9.63″E / 40.5807833°N 17.2026750°E / 40.5807833; 17.2026750

123 BC
Gadara Aqueduct Jordan, Gadara 32°40′51″N35°52′09″E / 32.6808°N 35.8691°E / 32.6808; 35.8691
Aqueduct of Zubaida Lebanon, Beirut Qanater Zbaida.jpg
Aqueduct of Tyre Lebanon, Tyre
Aqueduct of Msaylha Lebanon, Batroun
Aqueduct of Nahr Ibrahim Lebanon, Byblos
Aqueduct of Volubilis Morocco, Volubilis
Skopje Aqueduct North Macedonia
Aqueduto de São Sebastião Portugal, Coimbra AD 1568 [6] AD 1570 [6]
Acueducto de Sexi [a] Spain, Almuñécar
Albarracin-Gea-Cella Spain
Aqua Fontis Aureae (aqueduct of Cordoba)  [ es ]Spain AquaFontis (cropped).jpg
Aqua Nova Domitiana Augusta (aqueduct of Cordoba)  [ es ]Spain
Aqueduct of Valdepuentes (Cordoba)  [ es ]Spain AquaVetus.jpg
Baelo Claudia's aqueduct Spain, Bolonia
Barcino Spain
Bejís Spain
Roman aqueduct of Cádiz  [ es ]Spain, Cádiz Acueducto Cadiz.jpg
Caños de Carmona Spain, Seville
Itálica Spain Canal subterraneo Italica.jpg
Las Medulas Spain
Les Ferreres Aqueduct Spain, Tarragona Roman aqueduct Tarragona.jpg
Los Bañales Spain
Acueducto de los Milagros Spain, Mérida El acueducto de Los Milagros.jpg
Lugo Spain
Noain Spain, Pamplona, Navarra
Onuba Aestuaria Spain
Peña Cortada Spain
Rabo de Buey-San Lázaro Spain
S'Argamassa's aqueduct Spain
Segobriga's Aqueduct Spain, Saelices
Aqueduct of Segovia Spain, Segovia AcueductoSegovia edit1.jpg  ? x 28m
Aqueduct of Toletum Spain, Toledo
Aqueduct of Hama Syria
Aqueduct of Hadrian Tunisia
Zaghouan Aqueduct Tunisia, Carthage 132 km
Valens Aqueduct Turkey, Istanbul Valens aquaduct Istanbul 01.JPG
Aspendos Turkey, Antalya Province Aqueduct of Aspendos 01.jpg
Karapınar Aqueduct Turkey, İzmir
Kızılçullu Aqueduct Turkey, İzmir Roman aqueducts in Buca - 1880.jpg
Vezirsuyu Aqueduct Turkey, İzmir
Lamas Aqueduct Turkey, Mersin Province Lamas aqueduct.jpg
Olba Aqueduct Turkey, Mersin Province Olba Aqueduct.jpg
Laodicea on the Lycus Turkey, Denizli Province
Phaselis Turkey, Antalya Province Phaselis axb02.jpg
Dolaucothi Gold Mines United Kingdom, Wales, Pumsaint, Carmarthenshire
Durnovaria United Kingdom, Dorchester, Dorset
Longovicium United Kingdom, Lanchester
Aqueduct of Ptolmais Cyrenaica Libya8 kmc AD 120

See also

Notes

  1. Almuñécar consists of 5 above ground aqueducts – 4 still in use

References

  1. "Website on Roman aqueducts". www.romanaqueducts.info. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  2. Farkas, Maria. "Home". www.romaq.org. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  3. SOCIETÀ FRIULANA DI ARCHEOLOGIA (PDF). ROMAN CERAMIC AND GLASS MANUFACTURES: PRODUCTION AND TRADE IN THE ADRIATIC REGION. PROCEEDINGS OF THE 1ST INTERNATIONAL ARCHAEOLOGICAL COLLOQUIUM. paperzz.com. p. 264. and the Plavno polje – Burnum aqueduct
  4. Quilici, L; Quilici Gigli, S (22 December 2017). "Aqua Anio Vetus". pleiades.stoa.org.
  5. 1 2 "Aqua Tepula". archive1.village.virginia.edu.
  6. 1 2 "Arcos do Jardim são também conhecidos como Aqueduto de São Sebastião". www.portugalnotavel.com. 28 December 2013.

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