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Aqueduct Of Augustus Naples
The Aqueduct of Augustus is an ancient Roman aqueduct in the region of Naples. Built around 33 BC. AD on the orders of Emperor Augustus , he had to supplement the Marcia Aqueduct , and Aqueduct Claudia. It supplied water to eight cities in the Bay of Neapolis as Pompeii , Stabiae and Nola , and ended after 96 km into the piscina mirabilis port of Miseno.
Little remains of this structure are still visible today.
It is the decoration of a novel by Robert Harris , Pompeii.
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| Italy | Naples (Augustus Underground ) Rome ( Aqua Alexandrina , Alsietina Aqua , Aqua Anio Novus , Aqua Anio Vetus , Aqua Appia , Aqua Claudia , Aqua Julia , Aqua Marcia , Aqua Tepula , Traiana Aqua , Aqua Virgo ) | |
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| Miscellaneous | List of Roman aqueducts | |
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