Customs: Roman Water Supply

Question 1

What aqueduct was Rome’s first and oldest?

Answer 1

Aqua Appia

Question 2

What Roman censor built Rome’s first aqueduct in 312 BC?

Answer 2

Appius Claudius Caecus

Question 3

What was Rome’s second oldest aqueduct funded by the treasures after Rome’s war with Pyrrhus of Epirus?

Answer 3

Anio Vetus

Question 4

Which aqueduct was paid for by the spoils from Carthage and Corinth in 146 BC and was Rome’s second greatest supplier of water to the city?

Answer 4

Aqua Marcia

Question 5

Which aqueduct was built in the mid 2nd century BC and remained in use until the 10th Century AD?

Answer 5

Aqua Marcia

Question 6

Which aqueduct is said to have lukewarm water by Frontinus?

Answer 6

Aqua Tepula

Question 7

fistulae

Answer 7

lead pipes that carried water to individual homes