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See The Locations of the Aquae Urbis Romae - Waters of Rome

Thursday November 20, 2008
Library of Congress Aqueduct at SegoviaHere's another interactive map of ancient Rome to try. There is a timeline by decades, extending past the Renaissance, and a list of artifacts you might want displayed. The broad architectural features are:
  1. Civic architecture and Infrastructure, which includes walls, the circus, etc.
  2. Geographic Features
  3. Hydraulic Features, which covers baths, latrines, mill, water theater, and artificial pond
  4. Hydraulic Infrastructure/Drainage
  5. Hydraulic Infrastructure/Fresh Water Distribution
  6. Sacred/Memorial Architecture
  7. Tiber River Infrastructure
I learned of this via the latest emailing from eLitterae (Bolchazy-Carducci's newsletter for Latin teachers). The newsletter says that the acclaimed new Google Earth Rome 3-D project -- the one that frustratingly my computer will not download -- is based on Bolchazy-Carducci's Rome Alive, which I used in my profile of the Roman forum.

Roman Water Features

Photo of Roman Aqueduct in Segovia Library of Congress, Prints and Photos Division.

Comments

November 20, 2008 at 10:20 am
(1) Sarah Ellery says:

Am I missing it? Where’s the map?

November 20, 2008 at 10:29 am
(2) ancienthistory says:

That was fast. Sorry. I was editing and misplaced it. It’s back.

November 20, 2008 at 11:12 am
(3) Sarah Ellery says:

Thanks!

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