Only the three fairly short stretches of the channel of Aqua Appia have been found this far. A part of conduit found in ca. 1675 in the quarries under the Aventine Hill is cut in the tufa stone of the hill, and lined with rough-cut stone. This part of the aqueduct differs from other Roman aqueducts for its first 103.6 m (340 ft): The corridor is 5.5 ft (1.7 m) in both height and width. Another stretch of the aqueduct was discovered in 1867 slightly further west from the stretch found in ca. 1675; this part of the aqueduct too is cut in tufa stone, being the standard 6 ft (1.8 m) in height and 2 ft (0.61 m) in width. The roof was ridged by the joining of two slabs of cappellaccio to form a gable. This is a similar construction found in the Anio Vetus aqueduct which could be evidence of renovations made in 144 BC.

As with most aqueducts, the conduit was big enough to allow maintenance crews to walk inside to clean out any debris or make any repairs. Also, it is most likely that there were shafts with footholes within the countryside giving access. Regular cleaning up of debris was necessary since, as Frontinus' records indicate, there was no settling tank in the route of the Aqua Appia.

Aqua Appia: Renovations and expansion

In 144 BC Quintus Marcius Rex restored the older aqueduct of Aqua Appia; however, it's not known how extensive the repairs were. After Marcius' repairs the aqueduct received no attention for over a century, but in 33 BC restoration works attributed to Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa took place Aqua Appia. However, the aqueduct required repairs again in a few years, and renovations were made between 11 and 4 BC, managed this time by Augustus who also added a secondary branch know as Appia Augusta or Ramus Augustae. This secondary branch had its source near the route of the original conduit of Aqua Appia, but despite of this the Ramus Augustae ran on an independent channel of 6,380 paces up to Porta Maggiore where it joined Aqua Appia.

Aqua Appia: See also

• List of aqueducts in the city of Rome
• Ancient Roman technology
• Parco degli Acquedotti

Aqua Appia: References

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7. "Rome Metro workers accidentally discovered an ancient aqueduct". www.thelocal.it. Apr 6, 2017 2022.
8. Platner, Samuel Ball; Ashby, Thomas, eds. (1929). "Aqua Appia". A Topographical Dictionary of Ancient Rome. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Aqua Appia: Other references

• Coarelli, Filippo. Rome and environs: an archaeological guide. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2007.
• Gerda de Kleijn (Q65643481). The aqueducts of Rome The Water Supply of Ancient Rome. Amsterdam: J.C. Gieben, 2001.
• N.p., n.d. Web. 13 June 2014.
• Winslow, E. M.. A libation to the gods; the story of the Roman aqueducts. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1963.

Aqua Appia: External links

• Media related to Aqua Appia (Rome) at Wikimedia Commons
• The Atlas Project of Roman Aqueducts
• Roman Aqueducts
• Water and Wastewater Systems in Imperial Rome

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