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The Aqueduct of Segovia (Spanish: Acueducto de Segovia) is a Roman aqueduct in Segovia, Spain.It was built around the first century AD to channel water from springs in the mountains 17 kilometres (11 mi) away to the city's fountains, public baths and private houses, and was in use until 1973.
Old Town of Segovia and its Aqueduct: Segovia: Castile and León: 311; 1985; i, iii, iv: 1st to 16th centuries: The Roman aqueduct was constructed in the 1st century, the medieval Alcázar palace in the 11th century, and the cathedral in the 16th. [9] Monuments of Oviedo and the Kingdom of the Asturias: Oviedo: Asturias: 312; 1985, 1998 ...
Although historians have linked its old name to Segobriga, the recent discovery of the original Roman city in the nearby village of Saelices discarded this possibility. The name of "Segovia" is mentioned by Livy in the context of the Sertorian War. Under the Romans and Moors, the city was called Sego([u])via (Σεγουβία, [a] Ptolomeo ii. 6.
Remains of the Roman aqueduct of Seville. In 45 BC, after the Roman Civil War ended at the Battle of Munda, Híspalis built city walls and a forum, completed in 49 BC, as it grew into one of the preeminent cities of Hispania; the Latin poet Ausonius ranked it tenth among the most important cities of the Roman Empire. Hispalis was a city of ...
The Caños de Carmona (Pipes of Carmona, Spanish pronunciation: ['kaɲos de kaɾ'mona]) is a Roman aqueduct built during the first century BC to supply water from a spring in the ancient Roman city of Irippo –current Alcalá de Guadaíra– to the ancient Roman city of Hispalis –current Seville–, both in the ancient Roman province of ...
Roman aqueduct of Sexi, Almuñécar Roman aqueduct of Cádiz Acueduct Tempul-Cadiz 36°28′2″N 6°7′45″W / 36.46722°N 6.12917°W / 36.46722; -6
Seville (/ s ə ˈ v ɪ l / sə-VIL; Spanish: Sevilla, pronounced ⓘ) is the capital and largest city of the Spanish autonomous community of Andalusia and the province of Seville.It is situated on the lower reaches of the River Guadalquivir, in the southwest of the Iberian Peninsula.
It is believed to be the oldest dam in Spain, and is possibly the oldest known Roman dam. The toponym "Alcantarilla" means conduit and is of Arabic origin: [3] its Latin name is unknown. [1] It was 20 metres (66 ft) high and at least 550 metres (1,800 ft) long. [2] The water was conveyed to the city by an aqueduct which passed through Layos.