It was a beautiful day, perfect for a walk in the park. To get there, I had to walk from Campo dei Fiori to the bus stop, take the bus from Via Argentina to the Termini train station, and then from there take the Metro something like 12 stops southeast. Then I walked a few blocks and was greeted with this view:
And a bit further into the park, I found what I *really* came to see:
Acqua ClaudiaThis aqueduct was built at the direction of Caligula,
with the work beginning in AD 38 and ending in in AD 52.
There were several shorter segments of it still standing, in addition to the longer sections.
The wildflowers were beautiful!
According to the Italian Wikipedia article about this aqueduct, the height varies from 55' to 89',the columns are 10 - 11' deep, and they are spaced about 18' apart.
See the people?
Because it is near Cinecitta, the Roman film studio,
this section of the aqueduct is often used as a filming location and
can be seen in many movies and TV series (I'm looking at you, "Rome"!).
this section of the aqueduct is often used as a filming location and
can be seen in many movies and TV series (I'm looking at you, "Rome"!).
Note: Although this post is about our last day in Rome, there's still one more to come: The Vatican, which we saw two days before the aqueducts. I've got nearly 70 "good" pictures to choose from (out of 143 that I took on that tour), so I've been putting it off. :)
1 comment:
I'd love to see the aqueduct. So glad Caligula thought to plant poppies too. ;-) [Because of this post] I was just reading on Wikipedia about Caligula. Just your ordinary fun family!
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