https://padlet.com/pgiulianelli1/r47kalwzr97w Realizzato con un tocco di stravaganza en-us 2019-03-29 15:15:43 UTC 2019-04-06 06:34:37 UTC hello@padlet.com pgiulianelli1 https://padlet.com/pgiulianelli1/r47kalwzr97w/wish/346600044 The Appio Aqueduct, was the first aqueduct built for the water supply of the city of Rome which, until then, used the waters of the Tiber, wells and springs.]]> 2019-03-29 15:31:03 UTC https://padlet.com/pgiulianelli1/r47kalwzr97w/wish/346600044 pgiulianelli1 https://padlet.com/pgiulianelli1/r47kalwzr97w/wish/346604990 Designed and started by Gaio Plauzio venoce, who established its source near a secondary road between the 7th and 8th miles of  Via Prenestina, it was built in 312 BC by his colleague Appio Claudio cieco who, having managed to remain in office after the colleague's deadline, attributed the merit and the name of the work.


]]> 2019-03-29 15:42:05 UTC https://padlet.com/pgiulianelli1/r47kalwzr97w/wish/346604990 pgiulianelli1 https://padlet.com/pgiulianelli1/r47kalwzr97w/wish/346611564 the appio aqueduct was restored three times: in 144 BC, on the occasion of the construnction of the aqua marcia aqueduct; in 33 BC, when agrippa monopolized in his hands the control of the entire water apparatus of the city, and between 11 and 44 BC, by augustus.]]> 2019-03-29 15:57:16 UTC https://padlet.com/pgiulianelli1/r47kalwzr97w/wish/346611564 pgiulianelli1 https://padlet.com/pgiulianelli1/r47kalwzr97w/wish/346615706 2019-03-29 16:07:19 UTC https://padlet.com/pgiulianelli1/r47kalwzr97w/wish/346615706 pgiulianelli1 https://padlet.com/pgiulianelli1/r47kalwzr97w/wish/346616101 The few remains of the conduit that could have been found, provide indication on the construction criteria, which however do not seem to guarantee a good watertightnees: it is a series of perforated tuff block (with a diameter of about 30 cm), connected to each other and housed in a square section tunnel with three masonry sides and a vaulted roof ]]> 2019-03-29 16:08:16 UTC https://padlet.com/pgiulianelli1/r47kalwzr97w/wish/346616101 pgiulianelli1 https://padlet.com/pgiulianelli1/r47kalwzr97w/wish/346786993 Following approximately the route of  Via Prenestina, the conduit entred the city in an area called "ad spem veterem", near the present Porta Maggiore.
Still with an underground route, it crossed the whole of the Celio hill, 

Here,  about 20 structures (called "castels") provided a first subdivision of the waters for the subsequent water supply to public utilites and the port area.]]> 2019-03-30 15:24:04 UTC https://padlet.com/pgiulianelli1/r47kalwzr97w/wish/346786993