Porta Tiburtina (Aquae Iulia, Marcia, and Tepula)
N 41° 53.845 E 012° 30.623
33T E 293477 N 4641384
Quick Description: Although the Tiburtina gate is set into the Aurelian walls, it was not built with the walls, as it belonged to an older pre-existing aqueduct by emperor Augustus (5 BC): this is stated by an inscription above the gate.
Location: Italy
Date Posted: 7/24/2007 11:52:15 AM
Waymark Code: WM1X3M
Views: 90
Long Description:Nearest Metro Stop : Line A - "P. Vittorio"
Straight Line Distance : 561m
The outer side has small windows along the duct which carried
water above the gate from three different sources: Aqua Marcia,
Aqua Tepula and Aqua Iulia.
The Aqua Iulia was built by Agrippa in 33 BC. It brought water
from the Alban Hills south east of Rome and was part of a major
enlargement and modernization of water services under Augustus.
The Aqua Marcia was the longest of the 11 aqueducts that
supplied the city of ancient Rome. It still functions today as one
of the major water sources to the modern city of Rome.
The Aqua Marcia was constructed from 144 - 140 BC by the praetor
Quintus Marcius Rex, whom it is named after. It followed the via
Tiburtina into Rome, and entered the city in its eastern boundary
at the Porta Tiburtina of the Aurelian Wall. The aqueduct was well
known for its cold and pure waters.
The Aqua Tepula was built in 126 B.C. by Censors G. Servilius
Caepio and L. Cassius Longinus. Its source was at the Alban hills,
running only a mere 18 kilometers to Rome. The water from the Aqua
Tepula, as implied in the name, was tepid and lukewarm, and thus
was, as Frontinus states, not fit for human consumption.
