Aqua Marcia
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Aqua Marcia was one of ancient Rome’s longest and most celebrated aqueducts, renowned for supplying the city with abundant, high-quality water.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Aqua Marcia canonical | 6 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Roman aqueduct
ⓘ
aqueduct in Rome ⓘ |
| authorizedBy | Roman Senate ⓘ |
| builtBy | Quintus Marcius Rex ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Roman Senate ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Iulia Concordia
ⓘ
surface form:
Aqua Iulia
Aqua Tepula ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 140 BC ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 144 BC ⓘ |
| country |
Roman Antiquity
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Rome
|
| documentedIn |
De aquaeductu (Frontinus)
ⓘ
surface form:
Frontinus De aquaeductu urbis Romae
|
| elevation | high relative to other Roman aqueducts ⓘ |
| era | Roman Republic ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of the archaeological heritage of Rome ⓘ |
| inception | 2nd century BC ⓘ |
| laterUse | incorporated into medieval and later water systems ⓘ |
| length |
about 57 miles
ⓘ
approximately 91 km ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Italy
ⓘ
Rome ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Quintus Marcius Rex ⓘ |
| notableFor |
abundant water supply
ⓘ
elevated arches approaching Rome ⓘ high quality of its water ⓘ longest of the Republican aqueducts of Rome ⓘ |
| partiallyOnArches | true ⓘ |
| partiallyUnderground | true ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Roman Campagna
ⓘ
surface form:
Campagna of Rome
|
| presentDayRemains | visible ruins in and around Rome ⓘ |
| restoredBy |
Augustus
ⓘ
Caracalla ⓘ
surface form:
Emperor Caracalla
Diocletian ⓘ
surface form:
Emperor Diocletian
Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa ⓘ |
| sharesArcadesWith |
Iulia Concordia
ⓘ
surface form:
Aqua Iulia
Aqua Tepula ⓘ |
| sourceRegion |
near modern Arsoli
ⓘ
near modern Subiaco ⓘ upper Anio valley ⓘ |
| startPoint | Anio River basin ⓘ |
| terminus |
Aventine Hill
ⓘ
Quirinal Hill ⓘ Viminal Hill ⓘ |
| usedFor |
baths in Rome
ⓘ
drinking water supply ⓘ public fountains ⓘ |
| waterQuality |
clear
ⓘ
cold ⓘ considered excellent for drinking ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Baths of Caracalla