The Aqueduct of Segovia is a Roman aqueduct bridge in the city of Segovia in central Spain. Built of unmortared granite blocks, it carried water from a mountain stream about fifteen kilometres away to the city, and its most spectacular section crosses the Plaza del Azoguejo on two tiers of arches. It is generally dated to the late first or early second century, during the Roman Empire, although the exact date and the identity of the emperor involved are debated. The aqueduct served the city for nearly two thousand years, and it was repaired in the late fifteenth century under the Catholic Monarchs. It is now a symbol of Segovia and part of the UNESCO World Heritage site covering the old city.
Before and after
- 17 March 180 CEDeath of Marcus Aurelius
- from 184 CE to 205 CEYellow Turban Rebellion
- 185 CEChinese astronomers record the supernova of 185
- 193 CEYear of the Five Emperors
- 2nd centuryConstruction of Aqueduct of Segovia
- 2nd centuryPublication of Book of Han
- c. 200sTeotihuacan becomes the largest city in the Americas
- 203 CEOrigins of Arch of Septimius Severus (Roman Forum)
- 212 CEConstitutio Antoniniana
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The era
This moment belongs to the Ancient civilizations (3,200 BCE to 500 CE), writing, cities and empires.