Piscina Mirabilis

cistern · 30 BC – 2099 AD

A freshwater cistern at Bacoli on the Gulf of Naples, the Piscina Mirabilis likely provided sailors of the Roman fleet with drinking water. Its capacity is estimated at 12,600 cubic meters.

Coordinates

40.79518, 14.08031

Also known as

Bacoli (it), Bacoli (it)

Dating

attested

Sources

• Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places · CC BY 3.0
  Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places (CC BY 3.0)
• GeoNames · CC BY 4.0
  © GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)
• GeoNames · CC BY 4.0
  © GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)

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