Tunnels of Claudius
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The Tunnels of Claudius consist principally of a 6 km-long tunnel together with several monumental service tunnels which Roman Emperor Claudius had built by 52 AD to partially drain the Fucine Lake in
Entrances to the "major" tunnel
"Major" tunnel on Mount Salviano
Interior of the Blacksmith Tunnel (Cunicolo del Ferraro)
Exit of the emissary in Capistrello
Fucine Lake
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The Fucine Lake was a large endorheic karst lake between 650 and 680 m above sea level and surrounded by the Monte Sirente-Monte Velino mountain ranges to the north-northeast, Mount Salviano to the we
Tunnels of Claudius
…6 km-long tunnel (or emissary) together with several monumental service tunnels which Roman Emperor Claudius had built by 52 AD to partially drain the Fucine Lake in Abruzzo, protecting riparian villages from floods and creating agricultural land. It was a massive engineering project involving 30,000 workmen and…
Satellite dishes of the Fucino space centre
Fucino plain and monte Sirente
Drainage plan printed in 1875