Aqua Appia

aqueduct · 330 BC – 640 AD

The earliest of Rome's aqueducts, the Aqua Appia was constructed in 312 BC by the censor Appius Claudius Caecus. The aqueduct runs a course of 16.4 km, entering Rome at the Porta Maggiore. Frontinus estimated the daily volume at 75,537 cubic meters.

Aqua Appia
Coordinates
41.88899, 12.50443
Also known as
Aqua Appia Augusta
Dating
attested

Sources

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