The Aqua Marcia was the longest of the city’s aqueducts, running nearly 60 miles from its source in the countryside to the heart of ancient Rome. The author followed its course, above and below ...

144 B.C. Work begins on Rome’s longest aqueduct, the 56-mile-long Aqua Marcia. The city has doubled in size since the last channel was built. 33 B.C. After the chaotic civil wars Octavian (later ...

Whether because more water was still needed or because Marcius demanded it, the senate also allowed Marcius to build his own aqueduct, which was known as the Aqua Marcia after its builder.

The Aqua Marcia was the longest of Rome’s aqueducts, running nearly 60 miles from its source in the countryside to the heart of the city. It was built between 144 and 140 B.C. by Julius Caesar ...