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| − | [[File:Acquedotto_Claudia_1.png|thumb|270px|right|Acquedotto Claudia.]] |
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| + | |image = Acquedotto Claudia 1.png |
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| + | |description = The 8th of the 11 ancient aqueducts of [[Rome]] |
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| + | |location = [[Italy]] |
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| + | |dateconstructed = 38–52 CE |
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| + | |functions = Aqueduct |
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+ | Construction of the aqueduct began under the [[Roman Empire|Roman Emperor]] [[Caligula]] in 38 CE. He was assassinated, however, by [[Leonius]] in 41 CE, before he could see his project to fruition. The aqueduct was later completed in 52 CE under Emperor [[Claudius]].<ref name="Brotherhood">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref> |
| + | Upon its completetion, the aqueduct provided water for all 14 districts of [[Rome]], before becoming unused throughout the years that followed, during the reign of Emperor [[Nero]] while he built his [[Nero's Golden Palace|Golden Palace]]. After the palace's completion, the water returned.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'' – [[Database: Acquedotto Claudia]]</ref> In the years that followed, the aqueduct underwent various restorations, by Emperor [[Vespasian]] in 71 CE and Emperor Titus in 81 CE.<ref name="Brotherhood" /> |
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| − | ==Restoration== |
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| − | The aqueduct went between being functional to being unused throughout the years that followed. It was restored by Emperor [[wikipedia:Vespasian|Vespasian]] in 71 AD and Emperor Titus in 81 AD. By the time the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio Auditore]] arrived in Rome in January of 1500, it had fallen to disrepair and became nothing more than several ruined structures located in the countryside. As part of the [[Liberation of Rome]], Ezio restored this magnificent structure, bringing water back to key areas in the city as a result. |
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| + | Several sections along the aqueduct, all of which could be found in Rome's [[Antico District|Antico district,]] were in disrepair by the early 16th century and could be renovated by [[architects]], provided [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] paid them to do so.<ref name="Brotherhood" /><ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Identity]]'' – [[Database: Aqueducts]]</ref> |
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| − | ==Database Entry== |
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| − | ''One of the Ancient aqueducts that supplied the city, at its peak the Acquedotto Claudia was able to provide all 14 districts with water. The hugely relied upon source inexplicably went dry for 9 years right around the time Nero was building his modest [[Nero's Golden Palace|Golden Palace]]. His little pet project required vast amounts of water but, luckily, the main build site was at the foot of Claudia's castellum (or storage reservoir). To this day historians are baffled as to what caused the drought. My bet: dramatic tension.'' |
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==Trivia== |
==Trivia== |
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| − | *At several sections along the broken aqueduct, [[architects]] can be found, for which Ezio can pay to renovate that section. Once parts of the aqueduct have been rebuilt, the structure will generate increased income; collected from a [[bank]]. The Acquedotto Claudia is made from four of the eight broken aqueducts in Rome and these four constructions are located in the [[Antico district]]. |
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| + | *The acqueduct's database entry refers to the structure as ''Acquedotto Claudia''; said phrase is incorrect in Italian as "''acquedotto''" is masculine and "''Claudia''" is feminine. It is instead referred to as ''Acquedotto Claudio''. The error probably comes from the aqueduct's Latin name, ''Aqua Claudia'', literally meaning 'Claudian water'. |
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| + | *In ''[[Assassin's Creed: Identity]]'', to acquire the database of the [[Database: Aqueducts|aqueduct]], the player has to climb up to the [[Viewpoint|viewpoint]] of the [[Borgia Tower]] in [[Palatine Hill]]. |
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| − | + | Acquedotto Claudia_2.png|The broken aqueduct |
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| − | Acquedotto_Claudia.jpg|Ezio runs along Acquedotto Claudia. |
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*''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' |
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' |
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| + | *''[[Assassin's Creed: Identity]]'' |
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| + | ==References== |
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| + | {{Reflist}}[[es:Aqua Claudia]] |
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Revision as of 09:31, 2 May 2020
The Aquedotto Claudia was an aqueduct that supplied the city of Rome during antiquity.
History
Construction of the aqueduct began under the Roman Emperor Caligula in 38 CE. He was assassinated, however, by Leonius in 41 CE, before he could see his project to fruition. The aqueduct was later completed in 52 CE under Emperor Claudius.[1]
Upon its completetion, the aqueduct provided water for all 14 districts of Rome, before becoming unused throughout the years that followed, during the reign of Emperor Nero while he built his Golden Palace. After the palace's completion, the water returned.[2] In the years that followed, the aqueduct underwent various restorations, by Emperor Vespasian in 71 CE and Emperor Titus in 81 CE.[1]
Several sections along the aqueduct, all of which could be found in Rome's Antico district, were in disrepair by the early 16th century and could be renovated by architects, provided Ezio Auditore da Firenze paid them to do so.[1][3]
Trivia
- The Aqua Claudia is the location of one of Subject 16's rifts.
- The acqueduct's database entry refers to the structure as Acquedotto Claudia; said phrase is incorrect in Italian as "acquedotto" is masculine and "Claudia" is feminine. It is instead referred to as Acquedotto Claudio. The error probably comes from the aqueduct's Latin name, Aqua Claudia, literally meaning 'Claudian water'.
- In Assassin's Creed: Identity, to acquire the database of the aqueduct, the player has to climb up to the viewpoint of the Borgia Tower in Palatine Hill.
Gallery
The broken aqueduct
Appearances
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood – Database: Acquedotto Claudia
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Identity – Database: Aqueducts