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Aqua Crabra

Aqua Crabra refers to a Roman aqueduct supplying villas in the hinterland of the ancient town of Tusculum.The Aqua Crabra is described by Cicero in his treatise De Lege Agraria ("On the Agrarian Law") where we learn it supplied his villa near Tusculum.[1][2]The aqueduct is also attested in the text of Frontinus.[3][4] The Crabra is sometimes referred to as Aqua Mariana or Aqua Maranna del Maria.[5]The evidence offered by CIL 6.1261 was interpreted by Mommsen to be connected with the Aqua Crabra, even though there is no specific mention of it in the fragmentary text.[6]Archaeological discoveries announced in December 2014 in conjunction with Rome's Metro C excavations have been preliminarily linked with the Aqua Crabra. This discovery consists of a large hydraulic reservoir, perhaps the largest known from the ancient city, along with a water wheel and agricultural implements.[7][8]References[edit]Jump up ^ Cic. De Lege Agraria 3.9.7 http://latin.packhum.org/loc/474/11/25/3151-3162Jump up ^ Annalisa Marzano (2007). Roman Villas in Central Italy: A Social and Economic History. BRILL. pp. 167–. ISBN 90-04-16037-X.Jump up ^ Frontin. 9.4.1 http://latin.packhum.org/loc/1245/2/0#0Jump up ^ Harry B. Evans (1997). Water Distribution in Ancient Rome: The Evidence of Frontinus. University of Michigan Press. pp. 61–. ISBN 0-472-08446-1.Jump up ^ Strother Ancrum Smith (1877). The Tiber and Its Tributaries: Their Natural History and Classical Associations. Longmans, Green, and Company. pp. 21–.Jump up ^ Cynthia Bannon (1 January 2009). Gardens and Neighbors: Private Water Rights in Roman Italy. University of Michigan Press. pp. 80–. ISBN 0-472-02564-3.Jump up ^ "Down on the farm: Dig for Rome subway finds ancient ag business with pitchfork, waterwheel" US News and World Report 3 December 2014 http://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2014/12/03/work-on-rome-subway-digs-up-ancient-farm-toolsJump up ^ "Largest ancient Roman water basin uncovered Massive structure dates back to 3rd century BC" ANSA 3 December 2014 http://www.ansa.it/english/news/2014/12/03/largest-ancient-roman-water-basin-uncovered_45e03972-aedf-4899-8c3e-ea6b21a180fb.htmlExternal links[edit]"Metro C, a San Giovanni trovato il più grande bacino idrico della Roma Imperiale" La Repubblica 3 December 2014Fragment of a plan showing the water distribution near Tusculum, CIL 6.1261

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