Nero's Aqueduct (Arcus Neroniani) near Porta Maggiore, Rome: view from via Severino Grattoni
Artist/Photographer | Smith, Edwin (1912-1971) |
Country | Italy |
City | Rome |
Subject Date | 68 |
Image Date | 1970 |
View | Exterior |
Style | Roman |
Medium | Photoprint |
Library Reference | ESP/ROM/384 (ES4057.3) |
Orientation | Portrait |
Colour Info | Black and white |
Credit | Edwin Smith / RIBA Collections |
Subject | Aqueducts ; 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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