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]

Aqueducts in the Roman Empire[]

Name Location Image Coordinates Length x Height Construction Started Service Started Demolition or Decommission Influencer
Plovdiv Bulgaria, Plovdiv Wodo.jpg 42°7′50″N 24°43′25″E / 42.13056°N 24.72361°E / 42.13056; 24.72361 30 km x
Plavno Polje[3] Croatia 32.6km x 0.296m AD 1
Diocletianus Aqueduct Croatia, Solin
Kamares Aqueduct Cyprus, Larnaca
Nicosia aqueduct Cyprus, Nicosia
Clausonnes France, Antibes Aqueduct Antibes Bouillide5.JPG
Barbegal aqueduct France, Arles Barbegal aqueduct 01.jpg
Aqueduct of the Gier France, Lyon Aqueducchapo01.JPG
Aqueduct of Luynes France, Luynes Luynes (France) Roman Aqueduct.jpg
Pont du Gard France, Nîmes Pont du Gard in France 50km AD 60
Fréjus France Frejus aquaduct.jpg 40km AD 50
Aqueduct from Gorze to Metz France, Metz Roman aqueduct (Jouy-aux-Arches).jpg
Eifel Aqueduct Germany Eifelwasserleitung05.jpg 50°30′46″N 6°36���39″E / 50.5127°N 6.6108°E / 50.5127; 6.6108 130km x 1 metre AD 80
Sumelocenna Rottenburg, Germany 2015-10-24 sumelocenna aquaeductus.jpg 48°27′49″N 8°51′44″E / 48.46362°N 8.86234°E / 48.46362; 8.86234 ca. AD 100
Hadrian Greece, Argos
Peisistratid Greece, Athens
Long Walls Greece, Athens
Late Roman Greece, Athens
Corinth Greece, Corinthia
Chalcis Greece, Chalcis
Kavala aqueduct Greece, Kavala Kavala-Aqueduct.jpg
Mytilene Greece, Lesbos
Nicopolis Greece, Epirus
Patras Greece Patras Roman Aqueduct 2.jpg
Aqua Anio Vetus[4] Italy, Pleiades 330 BC AD 640
Aqua Augusta Italy, Naples 96km
Aqua Marcia – pictured is Aqua Marcia near Tivoli, Italy Italy, Rome Tivoli Acquedotto Arci 0511-03.JPG 298,556′ 144 BC 140 BC
Aqua Tepula[5] Italy, Rome 126 BC 127 BC Lucius Cassius Longinus Ravilla
Aqua Anio Novus Italy, horti Epaphroditiani[5]
Aqua Alexandrina Italy, Rome Aqua Alexandrina 02.jpg AD 226
Aqua Alsietina Italy, Rome
Aqua Appia Italy, Rome 312 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 271 Italy, Rome Porta Maggiore 21-09-2019.jpg
Aqua Virgo Italy, Rome
Minturno Italy
Ponte delle Torri Italy, Spoleto
Aqua Crabra Italy, Tusculum
Pont d'Aël Italy, Aosta Valley Aymaville - Pont d'Ael.jpg
Termini Imerese Italy, Sicily Termini Imerese aquaduct.jpg
Italy, Apulia 40°34′50.82″N 17°12′9.63″E / 40.5807833°N 17.2026750°E / 40.5807833; 17.2026750 123 BC
Gadara Aqueduct Jordan, Gadara 32°40′51″N 35°52′09″E / 32.6808°N 35.8691°E / 32.6808; 35.8691
Lebanon, Beirut Qanater Zbaida.jpg
Lebanon, Tyre
Lebanon, Batroun
Lebanon, Byblos
Morocco, Volubilis
Skopje Aqueduct North Macedonia
Portugal, Coimbra AD 1568 [6] AD 1570 [6]
[a] Spain, Almuñécar
Spain
Spain
Baelo Claudia's aqueduct Spain, Bolonia
Barcino Spain
Bejís Spain
Spain, Cádiz
Caños de Carmona Spain, Seville
Spain
Itálica Spain Canal subterráneo Itálica.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
Spain
Spain
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
Spain
Syria
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
Turkey, İzmir
Turkey, İzmir Roman aqueducts in Buca - 1880.jpg
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

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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): 264. and the Plavno polje – Burnum aqueduct Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. ^ Quilici, L; Quilici Gigli, S (22 December 2017). "Aqua Anio Vetus".
  5. ^ a b "Aqua Tepula".
  6. ^ a b "Arcos do Jardim são também conhecidos como Aqueduto de São Sebastião". 28 December 2013.

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