On the facade of the “
Acquarium” we can read a Latin inscription referring to the waters available inside:
salubritatem aegris corporibus afferre creduntur (are believed to bring good health to sick bodies). It is a quote from “de Aquaeductu Urbis Romae”, written by Sextus Julius Frontinus, the water commissioner (
curator aquarum) for the City of Rome in A.D. 97. The TV antenna is of a later period.
External links:
Frontinus (Wikipedia) -
de Aquaeductu Urbis Romae by Sestus Iulius Frontinus (in Latin)
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See also:
The Waters of Health -
The Beauty of Decay -
Parco delle Terme -
The Waters of Health: Hallway -
Spa Terrace -
Hall of the Five Waters -
Acquarium
7 comments:
In the USA, we are not familiar with anything this old and this sophisticated.
The curator aquarum never dreamed his words would appear next to a mysterious miraculous antenna that picks up signals from the air.
I could use some of that water.
Such antiquated things do not surround me here!
I am so with Jack! Have a great weekend VP!
Thanks for the translation, my latin doesn't go that far! :-)
Nice photo of an elaborate frontispice!
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