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Nero's Aqueduct (Arcus Neroniani) near Porta Maggiore, Rome: view from via Severino Grattoni

RIBA Ref No RIBA25652
Artist/PhotographerSmith, Edwin (1912-1971)
CountryItaly
CityRome
Subject Date68
Image Date1970
ViewExterior
StyleRoman
MediumPhotoprint
Library ReferenceESP/ROM/384 (ES4057.3)
OrientationPortrait
Colour InfoBlack and white
CreditEdwin Smith / RIBA Collections
SubjectAqueducts ; Arches ; Ruins
NOTES: Built by the Emperor Nero in 54-68 AD, this aqueduct drew water from the Aqua Claudia and brought it into Nero's imperial palace, the Domus Aurea. It followed the underground path of the Aqua Appia Aqueduct towards the Colosseum valley by crossing as an arched aqueduct the Caelian Hill.
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