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Rome: Nymphaeum of Alexander (2001 photo)
Nymnphaeum of Alexander (photo: Athena Review 2001).
The Nymphaeum of Alexander is named for the emperor Alexander Severus (AD 222-235). Located in the Piazza Vittorio Emmanuelle on the Esquiline Hill, it represents the only large fountain remaining from the Roman Empire. The associated 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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