Aqua Virgo
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Aqua Virgo is one of ancient Rome’s principal aqueducts, renowned for supplying water to the city and still partially functioning today as the source of the Trevi Fountain.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Aqua Virgo canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Roman aqueduct
ⓘ
aqueduct ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Roman hydraulic engineering ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Roman engineering
ⓘ
Trevi district of Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtUnderAuthorityOf | Augustus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cityServed | Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| completedIn | 1st century BC ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 33 BC ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| coordinateWith | Trevi Fountain water system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| endPoint |
Campus Martius
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ Trevi Fountain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | late Roman Republic ⓘ |
| feeds |
Fontana di Trevi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Trevi Fountain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance | supports one of Rome’s most famous fountains ⓘ |
| hasFunction | urban water supply ⓘ |
| hasItalianName | Acqua Vergine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLatinName | Aqua Virgo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of Rome’s archaeological heritage ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodOfUse |
Middle Ages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ancient Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ modern era ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
supplied baths in Campus Martius
ⓘ
supplied public fountains in Rome ⓘ |
| inauguratedBy | Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length |
approximately 14 Roman miles
ⓘ
approximately 20 kilometers ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Rome ⓘ |
| modernSuccessor |
Acqua Vergine Antica
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Acqua Vergine Nuova NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Virgo (the Virgin) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
largely subterranean course
ⓘ
one of the few ancient Roman aqueducts still functioning ⓘ |
| partiallyPreserved | true ⓘ |
| partOf | ancient Roman aqueduct system ⓘ |
| primaryConduitType | underground channel ⓘ |
| region | Lazio ⓘ |
| startPoint |
east of Rome
ⓘ
near the eighth milestone of the Via Collatina ⓘ |
| stillInUse | partially ⓘ |
| survivesAs | Acqua Vergine modern aqueduct NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| waterSourceType | springs ⓘ |
| waterType | fresh water ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Aqua Virgo