Pompeii (novel)
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Pompeii is a novel by Robert Harris, published by Random House in 2003. It blends historical fiction with the real-life eruption of Mount Vesuvius on 24 August 79 AD, which overwhelmed the town of Pom
First edition (UK)
The point at which Attilius and Corelia entered the aqueduct
Aqua Augusta (Naples)
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The Aqua Augusta, or Serino Aqueduct, was one of the largest, most complex and costliest aqueduct systems in the Roman world; it supplied water to at least eight ancient cities in the Bay of Naples in
Pompeii (novel)
…threat of a looming actors' strike. Marcus Attilius Primus arrives in the Bay of Naples from Rome to take charge as aquarius (hydraulic engineer) of the Aqua Augusta, the aqueduct that supplies water to the towns in the region encompassing the Bay of Naples and Mount Vesuvius. The nine important towns are, in order…
End of the aqueduct at Cape Misenum
Twin aqueduct tunnels at Pozzuoli
At the Crypta Neapolitana Roman road tunnel