Roman Aqueducts (Continued Use)

Timeline

1. c. -300–200City of Rome · RomeRome and the provinces built numerous stone-arch aqueducts and underground channels, bringing mountain springs to cities and baths, forming one of the most complex urban water supply networks of the time.
2. c. 500–1500Segovia · CastileAfter the fall of the Western Roman Empire, some channels silted up or were dismantled, but aqueducts in places like Segovia were maintained due to continued demand for water, becoming lifelines of medieval cities.
3. 1611–1620Ancient channels such as the Aqua Virgo in Rome · RomeIn the 1610s, the papal authorities and local municipalities continued to use and repair ancient aqueducts, supplying fountains, monasteries, and some residents; the Segovia aqueduct still carried river water to the city center.