{"slug": "roman-aqueduct", "label": "Roman aqueduct", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_aqueduct", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13218676", "qid": "Q13218676", "description": "type of aqueduct built by the Romans", "entries": 9, "years": 9, "span": [-32, 537], "span_label": ["33 BCE", "537 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Technology & Infrastructure", "count": 6}, {"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 2}, {"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "rome", "label": "Rome", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "ancient-rome", "label": "Ancient Rome", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "marcus-vipsanius-agrippa", "label": "Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "constantinople", "label": "Constantinople", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "istanbul", "label": "Istanbul", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "trajan", "label": "Trajan", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "november", "label": "November", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "constantine-the-great", "label": "Constantine the Great", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "nimes", "label": "Nîmes", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "gallia-narbonensis", "label": "Gallia Narbonensis", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": -32, "year_label": "33 BCE", "section": "Technology & Infrastructure", "date": null, "text": "Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa is self demoted to Aedile, and builds the Aqua Julia, one of the aqueducts on which Rome's water supply depends, as well as cleaning the Cloaca Maxima sewerage system.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1368347674#Roman_Republic", "title": "33 BC", "revid": 1368347674, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Republic"}}, {"year": -1, "year_label": "2 BCE", "section": "Technology & Infrastructure", "date": null, "text": "c. 2 BC: The Aqua Alsietina (or Aqua Augusta), which was a Roman aqueduct in Rome, is constructed during the reign of Augustus.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371257874#Roman_Empire", "title": "0s BC", "revid": 1371257874, "section": "Events › Year unknown › Roman Empire"}}, {"year": 34, "year_label": "34 CE", "section": "Technology & Infrastructure", "date": null, "text": "The Roman aqueduct Pont du Gard is constructed, running for 50 km, ending at Nîmes.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369986487#Roman_Empire", "title": "30s", "revid": 1369986487, "section": "Events › 34 AD › Roman Empire"}}, {"year": 40, "year_label": "40 CE", "section": "Technology & Infrastructure", "date": null, "text": "Construction begins on the Pont du Gard aqueduct in Gallia Narbonensis (approximate date).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373289291#AD_40", "title": "40s", "revid": 1373289291, "section": "Timeline › AD 40"}}, {"year": 109, "year_label": "109 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "June 24", "text": "June 24 – The Aqua Traiana is inaugurated by Emperor Trajan; the aqueduct channels water from Lake Bracciano, 40 km mi northwest of Rome.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1330325652#Roman_Empire", "title": "AD 109", "revid": 1330325652, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Empire"}}, {"year": 373, "year_label": "373 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": null, "text": "The Aqueduct of Valens is inaugurated near Constantinople (modern Istanbul); the aqueduct has a length of 971 meters.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364742164#Roman_Empire", "title": "373", "revid": 1364742164, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Empire"}}, {"year": 378, "year_label": "378 CE", "section": "Technology & Infrastructure", "date": null, "text": "Valens completes the aqueduct of Constantinople begun by Constantine I.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1309998773#Architecture", "title": "378", "revid": 1309998773, "section": "Events › By topic › Architecture"}}, {"year": 536, "year_label": "536 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "November", "text": "November – Siege of Naples: Belisarius captures Naples after a month's siege, by sending troops into the city through an abandoned Roman aqueduct.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1362906459#Eastern_Roman_(\"Byzantine\")_Empire", "title": "536", "revid": 1362906459, "section": "Events › By place › Eastern Roman (\"Byzantine\") Empire"}}, {"year": 537, "year_label": "537 CE", "section": "Technology & Infrastructure", "date": null, "text": "Vitiges sets up seven camps, overlooking the main gates and access routes to the city, in order to starve it out. He blocks the Roman aqueducts that are supplying Rome with water, necessary both for drinking and for operating the corn mills.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370992976#Byzantine_Empire", "title": "537", "revid": 1370992976, "section": "Events › By place › Byzantine Empire"}}]}