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Nero's Aqueducts: The Aqua Claudia and Rome's Water Revolution
When Nero needed to secure his legacy after the Great Fire of 64 AD, he turned not to golden palaces but to water. This episode follows the completion of the Aqua Claudia and the Anio Novus, two of Rome's mightiest aqueducts, whose construction was started by Caligula and Claudius but finished by Nero. We explore the engineering marvels—the arcades of the Porta Maggiore, the massive concrete channels, the daily flow of millions of gallons into the city's fountains, baths, and private homes. Along the way we meet the curator aquarum, the slave gangs who maintained the system, and the…
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