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Gadhara Aqueduct, Jordan
The Roman-built Gadhara aqueduct, Jordan. 2nd century CE.
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Nicomedia Aqueduct
Nicomedia Aqueduct, Izmit, Turkey.
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Water Channel, Pont del Diable Aqueduct
The water channel of the Pont del Diable aqueduct, Tarraco (Tarragona), Spain. Built in the 1st century CE it is 217 m long and 27 m high.
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Western Roman Empire
The Western Roman Empire is the modern-day term for the western half of the Roman Empire after it was divided in two by the emperor Diocletian (r. 284-305 CE) in c. 285/286 CE. The Romans themselves did not use this term. At its height (c...
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Los Milagros Aqueduct, Mérida
A remaining section of the aqueduct built to supply water to the Roman colony of Emerita Augusta, today Mérida, Spain. It is thought to have been constructed during the 1st century CE, with a second phase of building (or renovations) around...
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Aqueduct of Alinda
The 45 meter section of the Roman aqueduct of Alinda with 4 remaining arches.
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Jerwan Aqueduct Inscription
Cuneiform writing on the Jerwan Aqueduct (703-690 BCE). King Sennacherib I of Assyria made sure that, thousands of years later, people would know that it was he who ordered the construction of this feat of Assyrian engineering.
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Valens Aqueduct, Constantinople
A remaining section of the aqueduct built by Emperor Valens in the 4th century CE in Constantinople.
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Ancient Aqueduct (From the Novel "The Jericho River")
An illustration by Maia Kobabe showing an ancient aqueduct.
From the novel The Jericho River by David Tollen.
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Levada Aqueduct, Madeira
A levada or aqueduct on the Portuguese island of Madeira. Levadas were built by Portuguese colonists to improve irrigation of plantations of wheat and sugar cane from the late 15th century onwards.
