CLASSIC 20 Study Guide - Final Guide: Aqueduct Of Segovia, Aqua Appia, Pont Du Gard
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Appius claudius caecus: consul twice and dictator; paved appian way and via appia; built 1st aqueduct in rome; wealthy patrician politician. Via appia: queen of the long roads ; tombstones line this; most famous road; people buried along this; ghost road; Golden milestone: convergence point for all great roads leading to and from rome; built by. Frontinus: praetor, gov. of britian; water commissioner of aqueducts; wrote paper talking about problems with maintaining aqueducts. Aqua appia: rome"s 1st aqueduct; built by appius claudius. Segovia aqueduct: ran 9. 3 miles from mountains to cities; reaches greatest height at the tallest. Pont du gard: aqueduct; does not follow direct route; most likely during reign of claudius; built underground; highest and one of best preserved. Pompeii: earliest settlement unknown; multicultural- greeks, etruscans, samnites, and romans; Roman colony established here after italian revolt; name comes from oscan word.
