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[[File:Acquamarcia.jpg|thumb|314px|The Acqua Marcia.]]
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|image = Acqua Marcia.png
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|description = The 3rd of the 11 ancient aqueducts of [[Rome]]
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|location = [[Italy]]
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|dateconstructed = 144–140 BCE
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|functions = Aqueduct
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The '''Acqua Marcia''' was an [[aqueducts|aqueduct]] that supplied the city of [[Rome]] during antiquity.
   
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==History==
The '''Acqua Marcia''' was an [[aqueducts|aqueduct]] located in the [[Italy|Italian]] city of [[Rome]].
 
 
The Acqua Marcia was the longest of the 11 Roman aqueducts, running a staggering 91 miles. Built between 144 140 BCE, the aqueduct was named for its creator, {{Wiki|Praetor}} [[Quintus Marcius Rex]].<ref name="DB">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – [[Database: Acqua Marcia]]</ref>
   
 
It was maintained and even expanded for the better part of 200 years, but typical of any free public service, by [[Roman Empire|Roman Emperor]] [[Nero]]'s reign, so many people siphoned water out of it for personal use the flow was barely a trickle by the time it arrived in the city.<ref name="DB" />
==Database Entry==
 
''This impressive system was the longest of the 11 Roman Aqueducts, running a staggering 91 miles. Built between 144 - 140 B.C.E., the aqueduct was named for its creator, praetor Qunitus Marcius Rex.''
 
   
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''It was maintained and even expanded for the better part of 200 years, but, typical of any free public service, by Nero's reign so many people siphoned water out of it for personal use the flow was barely a trickle by the time it arrived in the city.''
 
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*''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''
   
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This aqueduct is located in the [[Campagna district]] of Rome. Combined with [[Acqua Antoniniana]] there are 3 sections of broken aqueducts that can be renovated by [[Architects]]. Once parts of the aqueduct have been rebuilt, they will generate income which can be collected at a [[bank]]. The maximum income availble from renovating all 8 broken aqueducts is 880''f''.
 
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[[es:Aqua Marcia]]
*Begins at the Porta Salaria.
 
 
[[Category:Aqueducts]]
*This is the only Aqueduct that forks in two directions.
 
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[[Category:Landmarks in Rome]]
*The second channel of this section is the Acqua Antoniniana.
 
 
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The Acqua Marcia was an aqueduct that supplied the city of Rome during antiquity.

History

The Acqua Marcia was the longest of the 11 Roman aqueducts, running a staggering 91 miles. Built between 144 – 140 BCE, the aqueduct was named for its creator, Praetor Quintus Marcius Rex.[1]

It was maintained and even expanded for the better part of 200 years, but typical of any free public service, by Roman Emperor Nero's reign, so many people siphoned water out of it for personal use the flow was barely a trickle by the time it arrived in the city.[1]

Appearances

References