De aquis et aquaeductibus veteris Romae: dissertationes tres
Raffaele Fabretti (1618–1700, Italian)
De aquis et aquaeductibus veteris Romae: dissertationes tres
Rome: Apud Natalem Barbiellini, 1788
In their public baths, homes, businesses, and fountains, Romans of the imperial era consumed enormous quantities of fresh water, supplied by a series of aqueducts that stretched through the surrounding countryside. By the late third century, 500 miles of conduit poured millions of gallons a day into the city. The antiquarian Raphael Fabretti combined observation of the extensive remaining structures, excavation, and epigraphy to create a history of the vast network and its effects on ancient Rome.
