Aniene

Aniene
Aniene held back by the Ponte Nomentano in the 2008 flood
Origin	Filettino
Mouth	Tiber (Rome, ponte Salario)
Basin countries	Italy
Length	99 km
Source elevation	1,75 m
Basin area	1,414 km²

The Aniene River (formerly called the Teverone; in Latin: Anio) is a 98 km river in Lazio, Italy. It flows down from the mountains at Trevi nel Lazio and goes westward past Subiaco, Vicovaro, and Tivoli into the Tiber. In antiquity, most of the Roman aqueducts had their sources either from the Aniene or from streams flowing into it.

Notable historic bridges across the river include the Ponte Nomentano, Ponte Salario and Ponte di San Francesco, all of which were originally fortified with towers. The Roman-built Subiaco Dam at the town of the same name is considered the highest ancient dam and remained in use until its destruction in 1305.^[1]

Gallery

The Aniene in Subiaco

The falls at Tivoli

The falls at Tivoli

Tivoli falls from Villa Gregoriana

References

Sources

• Hodge, A. Trevor (1992), Roman Aqueducts & Water Supply, London: Duckworth, ISBN 0-7156-2194-7 
• Schnitter, Niklaus (1978), "Römische Talsperren", Antike Welt 8 (2): 25–32 
• Smith, Norman (1970), "The Roman Dams of Subiaco", Technology and Culture 11 (1): 58–68 
• Smith, Norman (1971), A History of Dams, London: Peter Davies, ISBN 0432150900 

See also

• Aqua Martia

External links

• Media related to Aniene at Wikimedia Commons
• http://www.humnet.ucla.edu/humnet/horaces-villa/glossary/Anio.gloss.html
• Simbruina Stagna History and Art of Subiaco (Italian site)

Coordinates: 41°56′30″N 12°30′07″E / 41.941745°N 12.50181°E / 41.941745; 12.50181

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