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Aqua Augusta (Naples)
40.7953° N, 14.0803° E
About
The Aqua Augusta, or Serino Aqueduct (Italian: Acquedotto romano del Serino), was one of the largest, most complex and costliest aqueduct systems in the Roman world; it supplied water to at least eight ancient cities in the Bay of Naples including Pompeii and Herculaneum. This aqueduct was unlike any other of its time, being a regional network rather than being focused on one urban centre.
Historical Timeline
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Flavian repairs
1st century AD
Construction begins
c. 33 BC
Vesuvius eruption and burial of towns
AD 79
Constantine restoration (inscription dated)
AD 324
Late antique eruption and collapse
AD 472
World War II reuse
20th century
Archaeological Features
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Miscellaneous Features
Water Management Features
Public and Civic Structures
Burial and Funerary Structures
Artistic and Decorative Features
Transportation and Communication Structures
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