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Rome: Castellum of Alexander Severus (2001 photo)
Rome: Castellum of Alexander Severus (photo: Athena Review 2001)
This castellum and nymphaeum was built for the emperor Alexander Severus (AD 222-235). Located in the Piazza Vittorio Emmanuelle on the Esquiline Hill, it is the only large fountain remaining from the Roman Empire. The castellum building once held inscriptions and other trophies from a victory by Marius, and was called the trophies of Marius.
The fountain was an outlet for the Aqua Alexandrina, built in AD 226 by Alexander Severus, as the last of the imperial aqueducts.
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