Description
C.17th engraving of the ancient Roman fountain of Acqua Giulia (Acqua Marcia) which is in the northern corner of the garden of Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II by Marco Sadeler. The Aqua Gulia was built in 33 AD by the Roman general Agrippa to supply water to the Caelian and Aventine hills. The aqueduct was repaired and expanded by Augustus during the last decade of the 1st century BC.
From, Sadeler, Antichita di Roma Tivoli Pozzuoli et altri luochi.
