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During the [[liberation of Rome]], the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] restored the aqueducts and cleared Borgia influence from around the structures.<ref name="ACB" /> | During the [[liberation of Rome]], the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] restored the aqueducts and cleared Borgia influence from around the structures.<ref name="ACB" /> | ||
Aqueducts of the Roman design existed in the [[Levant]] as well and continued to operate during the 12th century. In 1190, the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] destroyed the aqueduct standing outside the gate to the [[Citadel of Alep|Citadel]] of [[Alep]] with a [[bomb]] as a diversion to sneak into the Assassin fortress which had fallen under the sway of the [[Templars|Templar]] mole [[Harash]].<ref name="ACAC">''[[Assassin's Creed: Altaïr's Chronicles]]''</ref> | |||
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An aqueduct is a watercourse constructed to channel water. More specifically, it may refer to bridges along these watercourses which serve to convey water across gaps, such as valleys, ravines, and rivers, along its pathway.
In the days of the Roman Empire, aqueducts were a vital part of their cities' infrastructure, siphoning water to settlements as part of a technologically sophisticated irrigation system. In the form of colossal stone overland highways, they provided fresh water to baths, fountains, and households.
History
Sizeable networks existed in the capital cities of Rome and Constantinople in the heyday of the Roman Empire; the majority of these aqueducts in Rome, however, were in states of disrepair by the time of Borgia rule during the Italian Renaissance.[1]
During the liberation of Rome, the Assassin Ezio Auditore da Firenze restored the aqueducts and cleared Borgia influence from around the structures.[1]
Aqueducts of the Roman design existed in the Levant as well and continued to operate during the 12th century. In 1190, the Assassin Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad destroyed the aqueduct standing outside the gate to the Citadel of Alep with a bomb as a diversion to sneak into the Assassin fortress which had fallen under the sway of the Templar mole Harash.[2]
Roman aqueducts
Acquedotto Claudia
The Acquedotto Claudia was an aqueduct that was found in Rome in the Antico district. Like many of the aqueducts found in Rome, this Aqueduct was in a state of disrepair. When Ezio came to Rome, he paid Architects to renovate all four broken sections of the aqueduct.[1]
Acqua Vergene
The Acqua Vergene was the smallest of the aqueducts, with only one section that was renovated in Rome. It was located in the Northern side of the Campagna district.[1]
Acqua Marcia
The Acqua Marcia was an aqueduct that could be found in the Campagna district, once supplying the Terme di Diocleziano with water. There were three broken sections that could be renovated on it.[1]
Acqua Antoniniana
The Acqua Antoniniana was built as a secondary channel from the Acqua Marcia. It was found in the Southern side of the Antico district just between the Terme di Caracalla and the Mura Aureliane.[1]
Ottoman aqueducts
Valens Aqueduct
The Valens Aqueduct was a Roman aqueduct in Constantinople and a major city landmark, completed in the 4th century CE. It was restored primarily by Sultan Bayezid II and several other Sultans.[3]
Trivia
- In Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, repairing the broken aqueducts throughout the city of Rome is one of the tasks needed for rebuilding the city. Even after a aqueduct has been repaired, however, it will still be marked as a "broken aqueduct" on the mini-map, albeit filled with white to indicate it has been restored.
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed: Altaïr's Chronicles
- Assassin's Creed II: Discovery
- Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
- Assassin's Creed: Revelations
- Assassin's Creed: Origins