Roman Infrastructure

Puente de Mantible Bridge

104

Roman stone arch bridge built over the Tagus River at Badajoz, Spain between 104 and 106 BC by an order of the Roman emperor Trajan in 110 BC Kevin Greene, "Technological Innovation and Economic Progress in the Ancient World: M.I. Finley Re-Considered", The Economic History Review, New Series, Vol. 53, No. 1. (Feb., 2000), pp. 29-59 (39)

Aqua Traiana

105

The emperor Trajan built the Aqua Traiana in 125 BC, bringing clean water directly to Trastavere from aquifers around Lake Bracciano. By the late 1st century BC, the city was supplied with water by 11 state-funded aqueducts.
Milner, N. P. (1998), "A Roman Bridge at Oinoanda", Anatolian Studies (British Institute at Ankara) 48: 117–123, doi:10.2307/3643051, JSTOR 3643051

Hierapolis sawmill

110

On the pediment a waterwheel fed by a mill race is shown powering via a gear train two frame saws cutting rectangular blocks by the way of connecting rods and, through mechanical necessity, cranks to move the saws.
Ritti, Tullia; Grewe, Klaus; Kessener, Paul (2007), "A Relief of a Water-powered Stone Saw Mill on a Sarcophagus at Hierapolis and its Implications", Journal of Roman Archaeology 20: 138–163

Barbegal aqueduct and mill

120

The site of the Barbegal aqueduct and mills is on a Roman aqueduct that was built to supply drinking water from the mountain chain of the Alpilles to the town of Arles, France. The water was also used to turn massive water wheels. The capacity of the mills has been estimated at 4.5 tons of flour per day, enough to supply bread for as many as 10,000
Kevin Greene, "Technological Innovation and Economic Progress in the Ancient World: M.I. Finley Re-Considered", The Economic History Review, New Seri

Cilurnum

123

Built in 123 Bc just after the wall's completion.
Cilurnum is considered to be the best preserved Roman cavalry fort along Hadrian's Wall. The site is now preserved by English Heritage as Chester's Roman Fort. There is a museum on the site, housing finds from the fort and elsewhere along the wall. Hodge, A. Trevor, Roman Aqueducts and Water Supply, Duckworth Archaeology, 2002, pp. 255 - 6, and note 43.

de Architectura, Book VIII

150

A book on how to make aqueducts was published. 150BC An exercpt from the book: We should also consider the nature of the place when we search for water. In clay, the vein of water is small, the supply little, and not of the best flavour; and if in low places, it will be muddy and ill tasted. In black earth, only tricklings and small drops are found, which, collected from the winter rain.
"Marcus Vitruvius Pollio: De Architectura, Book VIII." LacusCurtius • Vitruvius on Architecture. N.p., n.d.

Bridge at Oinoanda

200

The Latin inscription stone was found at the antique site at Kemerarası, which lies at the foot of the Oinoanda hill (Urluca). Since ancient times, the place has been an important junction of the upper Xanthos valley. The mason was probably a Greek speaker.
Milner, N. P. (1998), "A Roman Bridge at Oinoanda", Anatolian Studies (British Institute at Ankara) 48: 117–123, doi:10.2307/3643051, JSTOR 3643051

Alcántara Bridge

203

Alcántara Bridge in span which is today viewed as one of the most impressive and best preserved masterpieces of ancient Roman architecture.
"Ancient Roman Bridges." <i>Ancient Bridges</i>. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 Oct. 2015.

Limyra Bridge

217

It features 26 segmental arches with average span-to-rise ratio of 5.3:1.
"Ancient Roman Bridges." <i>Ancient Bridges</i>. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 Oct. 2015.

Aqua Julia

243

The water supply was estimated to be 63,000 cu yd per day. It supplied Rome.
Middleton, John Henry (1892). The remains of ancient Rome, Volume 2. p. 31.

Old Anio

270

The Old Anio, was commissioned some forty years later than the Appo, funded by treasures seized from Pyrrhus of Epirus. Its flow was more than twice that of the Aqua Appia, and it entered the city on raised arches, supplying water to higher elevations of the city. Hodge, A. Trevor, Roman Aqueducts and Water Supply, Duckworth Archaeology, 2002, pp. 255 - 6, and note 43.

Caesarea Maritima

300

The Aqueduct supplied a roman colony. It carried about 150 gallons per second.
Hodge, A. Trevor, Roman Aqueducts and Water Supply, Duckworth Archaeology, 2002, pp. 255 - 6, and note 43.

Appian Way

312

The Appian Way was used as a main route for military supplies since its construction for that purpose in 312 B.C. The Appian Way was the first long road built specifically to transport troops outside the smaller region of greater Rome The road created the expression: 'All roads lead to Rome."
Kevin Greene, "Technological Innovation and Economic Progress in the Ancient World: M.I. Finley Re-Considered", The Economic History Review, New Series, Vol. 53, No. 1. (Feb., 2000), pp. 29-59 (39)

Aqua appa reaches full capicty

312

Aqua Appia ran within a buried conduit, relatively secure from attack. It was fed by a spring 16.4 km from Rome, and dropped 10 metres over its length to discharge approximately 75,500 cubic metres of water each day into a fountain at Rome's cattle market, the Forum Boarium, one of the city's lowest-lying public spaces. 330 Bc Hodge, A. Trevor, Roman Aqueducts and Water Supply, Duckworth Archaeology, 2002, pp. 255 - 6, and note 43.

Aqua Appia Commissioned

330

This is BC!
Kevin Greene, "Technological Innovation and Economic Progress in the Ancient World: M.I. Finley Re-Considered", The Economic History Review, New Series, Vol. 53, No. 1. (Feb., 2000), pp. 29-59 (39)

Alconétar Bridge

350

a Roman segmental arch bridge in the Extremadura region, Spain. The ancient structure, which featured flattened arches with a span-to-rise ratio of 4:1 is one of the earliest of its kind. It was bult in 3rd or 4th century BC Durán Fuentes 2004, p. 184; Fernández Casado 1970; Prieto Vives 1925, p. 150

Bridge at Nimreh

375

a Roman bridge in the vicinity of Shahba , Syria, dating to the 3rd or 4th century BC. Its transversal arch construction derives from old building traditions of the Hauran region and is arguably unique in Roman bridge building.
Kissel, Theodor; Stoll, Oliver (2000), "Die Brücke bei Nimreh. Ein Zeugnis römischer Verkehrspolitik im Hauran, Syrien", Antike Welt 31 (2): 109–125

Arapsu Bridge

400

The well-preserved footbridge lies in the Arapsuyu district, 3.5 mi west to the city center, at the foot of an ancient mound which is associated with the Greek colony of Olbia.
O'Connor 1993, p. 12

Aqua Marcia

450

The praetor Quintus Marcius Rex restored them, and introduced a third, "more wholesome" supply, the Aqua Marcia, Rome's longest aqueduct and high enough to supply the Capitoline Hill. The works cost 180,000,000 sesterces, and took two years to complete. "Marcus Vitruvius Pollio: De Architectura, Book VIII." LacusCurtius • Vitruvius on Architecture. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 Oct. 2015.

Rome

500

Rome had several springs within its perimeter walls but its groundwater was notoriously unpalatable; water from the river Tiber was badly affected by pollution and waterborne 500BC
"Marcus Vitruvius Pollio: De Architectura, Book VIII." LacusCurtius • Vitruvius on Architecture. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 Oct. 2015.

Pont du Gard

Mar 2, 2022

At least 44 million gallons (20,000 m3) of water were brought in daily to the Roman town of Nemausus (Nîmes) via an impressive aqueduct system of 30mi from springs at the Fountaine d'Eure in Uzès. Built by Roman engineers throughout the 2nd Bc, the aqueduct route went around the east side of the higher Massif Central, following a total gradiant of about 60 feet through a series of tunnels. "Map of the Roman Aqueduct to Nîmes". Athena Review Image Archive. Athena Review. Retrieved 2015-10-03