Aqua Augusta (Naples)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Aqua Augusta (Rome).
The Aqua Augusta or Serino Aqueduct was a Roman aqueduct which supplied water to eight cities in the Bay of Naples, including Pompeii, Stabiae and Nola. It started near the modern town of Serino and terminated, after 96 km, in the Piscina Mirabilis at the naval port, Portus Julius, of Misenum. The Emperor Augustus built the Aqua Augusta between 30 and 20 BC. Little remains of the aqueduct today; however, remains may be found at a number of sites, including several in and around Naples.
It features heavily in the book "Pompeii" by Robert Harris, whose protagonist is an engineer sent from Rome to maintain the aqueduct in AD 79.
[edit] External links
- A fairly comprehensive treatment from the University of Utrecht
