The Aqua Appia was the first ancient Roman aqueduct. It was constructed in 312 BC by Appius Claudius Caecus, the same Roman censor who also built the important Via Appia. Its source, which Frontinus identifies as being about 780 paces away from via Praenestina, was allegedly established by Caius Plautius Venox. The Roman Forum was the central area around which ancient Rome developed. ... Pont du Gard, France, a Roman era aqueduct circa 19 BC. It is one of Frances top tourist attractions at over 1. ... Centuries: 5th century BC - 4th century BC - 3rd century BC Decades: 360s BC 350s BC 340s BC 330s BC 320s BC 310s BC 300s BC 290s BC 280s BC 270s BC 260s BC Years: 317 BC 316 BC 315 BC 314 BC 313 BC _ 312 BC _ 311 BC... Appius Claudius Caecus (Appius Claudius the Blind, c. ... Censor was the title of two magistrates of high rank in the Roman Republic. ... Remains of the Appian Way in Rome, Italy The Appian Way (Latin: Via Appia) is a famous road built by the Romans. ... Sextus Julius Frontinus (c. ... A pace (or double-pace) is a measure of distance used by Ancient Rome. ... Palestrina (ancient Praeneste) was and is a very ancient city of Latium (modern Lazio) 23 miles (37 km) east of Rome, and was reached by the Via Praenestina (see below). ...

The Aqua Appia flowed for 16.4 km into the city of Rome through the Porta Maggiore, and emptied into the Forum Boarium, near the Porta Trigemina. Nearly all of its length was underground, which was necessary because of the relative heights of its source and destination, and afforded it protection from attackers during the Samnite Wars that were underway during its construction. It dropped only 10 m over its entire length, making it a remarkable engineering achievement for its day. For other uses, see Rome (disambiguation). ... The Porta Maggiore, or Porta Prenestina, is one of the eastern gates in the ancient but well-preserved 3rd century Aurelian Walls of Rome, Italy. ... The Forum Boarium was the cattle market of ancient Rome. ... The Porta Trigemina was one of the main gates in the ancient 4th century Servian Wall of Rome, Italy. ... The Samnite Wars were three wars between the early Roman Republic and the tribes of Samnium. ...

Frontinus calculates that the aqueduct was capable of delivering 73,000 cubic meters of water a day into Rome.

External links

• Aqua Appia entry on the Lacus Curtius website
• Information on Roman aqueducts
• Photographs of models showing the layout of Aqua Appia and Aqua Marcia in the city of Rome
• (Italian) Map of Roman aqueducts
• From a list of 25 aqueducts descibed in detail
• http://academic.bowdoin.edu/classics/research/moyer/html/appia.shtml