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List of Roman aqueducts by date

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This is a list of aqueducts in the city of Rome listed in chronological order of their construction.

Ancient Rome

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Modern Rome

  • Acqua Vergine Antica
    • built in 1453
    • source: springs in Salone, east of Rome
    • length: 8 miles (13 km); underground from its source to its terminus at the fountain of Trevi on the Quirinal Hill
  • Acqua Felice
    • built in 1586
    • source: springs at Pantano Borghese, off Via Casilina
    • length: 15 miles (24 km); underground for 8 miles (13 km) from its source, in the channel of Aqua Alexandrina, then alternating on the arches of the Aqua Claudia and the Aqua Marcia for 7 miles (11 km) to its terminus at the fountain of Moses on the Quirinal Hill
  • Acqua Paola
    • built in 1611
    • source: Lake Bracciano, northwest of Rome
    • length: 20 miles (32 km); underground for 12 miles (19 km) from its source, in the channel of Aqua Trajana, then on arches for 8 miles (13 km) to its terminus at the fountain of Paul V on the Janiculum Hill,
    • later piped to Vatican Hill
  • Acqua Pia Antica Marcia
    • built in 1870
    • source: springs near Subiaco, east of Rome
    • length: 56 miles (90 km); underground for 50 miles (80 km) in the channel of Aqua Marcia, then on arches for 6 miles (9.7 km) to its terminus at the Fountain of the Naiads on the Viminal Hill
  • Acqua Vergine Nuova
    • built in 1937
    • source: springs in Salone, east of Rome
    • length: 8 miles (13 km); underground from its source to its terminus at the fountains in Piazza del Popolo and the fountains on the western slope of the Pincio, overlooking Piazza del Popolo
  • Acqua Peschiera
    • built in 1949
    • source: springs in Sorgenti, northeast of Rome
    • length: 60 miles (97 km); underground from its source, splitting into two branches:
      • Peschiera Sinistra, approaching Rome from the east
      • Peschiera Destra, taking a westward route, crossing the Tiber River at Poggio Mireto Scalo, about 30 miles north of Rome to its terminus at the fountain of Piazzale degli Eroi (Italian: Heroes' Square), just north of Vatican Hill[1]
  • Acqua Appio-Allesandrino[2]
    • built in 1965
    • source: catchment basins along the volcano Angela at Pantano Borghese, Finocchi, Torre Angela
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