Aqua Traiana

  • ante diem viii kalendas quinctilis under Servius — dedication of two temples to Fors Fortuna (and associated rites thereafter) 1 B.C. — birth of John the Baptist (traditional date) 79 A.D. — dies imperii of the emperor Titus 109 A.D. — the Aqua Traiana are officially dedicated 1741 — Birth of Alexander Adam (Classics educator) 1989 — death of Russell Meiggs…

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  • Back in January/February we featured a series of posts highlighting the discovery of the source of the Aqua Traiana: Source of the Aqua Traiana Found? More on the Aqua Traiana (BBC video) Still More on the Aqua Traiana (more video plus infrom from the O’Neills) … a spectacular find, of course,  and the last we had heard, the…

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