Acquedotto Claudio

Acquedotto Claudia.

The Acquedotto Claudia is a major aqueduct located in the city of Rome.

Construction

Construction of the Aqueduct was started under the Roman Emperor Caligula in 38 AD. He was assassinated however, by Leonius with a knife on January 24, 41 AD, before he could see his project to fruition. The aqueduct was later completed in 52 AD under Emperor Claudius.

Restoration

The aqueduct went between being functional to being unused throughout the years that followed. It was restored by Emperor Vespasian in 71 AD and Emperor Titus in 81 AD. By the time Ezio Auditore arrived in Rome in January of 1500, it had fallen to disrepair and became nothing more than several ruined structures in the countryside. As part of the Liberation of Rome, Ezio restored this magnificent structure, bringing water back to key areas in the city as a result.

Database Entry

One of the Ancient aqueducts that supplied the city, at its peak the Acquedotto Claudia was able to provide all 14 districts with water. The hugely relied upon source inexplicably went dry for 9 years right around the time Nero was building his modest Golden Palace. His little pet project required vast amounts of water but, luckily, the main build site was at the foot of Claudia's castellum (or storage reservoir). To this day historians are baffled as to what caused the drought. My bet: dramatic tension.

Gameplay

At several sections along the broken aqueduct, architects could be found which Ezio could pay to renovate that section. Once parts of the aqueduct had been rebuilt it would generate income which could be collected at a bank. The maximum income available from renovating all eight broken aqueducts is 880 florins. Acquedotto Claudia was made from four of the eight broken aqueducts in Rome. These four were in the Antico district, and it started at Porta Nomentana.

Trivia

• It was the location of one of Subject 16's rifts.

Gallery

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  The broken aqueduct.
• Ezio runs along Acquedotto Claudia.
  Ezio runs along Acquedotto Claudia.

Source

• Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood