Wooden doors on an adjacent street lead to the maneuvering chambers that control the fountain's water supply, coming from the Aqua Virgo — an ancient Roman aqueduct 16 kilometers (10 miles) away. Two ...

What would Rome and the Roman Empire have been like without their ... With the water, they could have their baths, their fountains, and their drinking water. It also would be impossible to imagine ...

Water was transported not only for drinking but also for public fountains, such as this Roman one shaped like a drinking horn, from the Augustan era. Capitoline Museums, Rome Photograph by ...

and you'll marry that same Roman. An added bonus? The city collets the money tossed into the fountain and donates it to a local charity. This site is best viewed at night when lights illuminate ...

Wooden doors on an adjacent street lead to the maneuvering chambers that control the fountain's water supply, coming from the Aqua Virgo — an ancient Roman aqueduct 16 kilometers (10 miles ...