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Aqua Augusta (Rome)
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Not to be confused with Aqua Augusta (Naples).
See also: Aqua Alsietina and List of aqueducts in the city of Rome
The Aqua Augusta, which was also called the Aqua Alsietina,[1] was an aqueduct supplying ancient Rome. Owing to severe drought, the Emperor Augustus built the Aqua Augusta in or around 33 BC[citation needed] in order to supplement the Aqua Marcia, and then later the Aqua Claudia when required. However, the aqueduct was poorly designed and most of it collapsed in 27 BC.[citation needed]
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The aqueduct, perhaps via a branch, also fed the town of Feronia as mentioned in inscriptions found there.[2]