I-“Aqua Augusta,” eyakhiwa ekuqaleni kwekhulu lokuqala BC phakathi nenkathi ka-Augustan eNaples, e-Italy, ingomunye wemisele yamanzi emikhulu neyinkimbinkimbi kakhulu eMbusweni WaseRoma. Abavubukuli kanye nezazi-mlando ngokufanayo bajabulile ngokutholakala kwesiqeshana esasingaziwa ngaphambili somsele we-'Aqua Augusta'.
Iziphethu zeSerino eziseCampanian Apennines, ezakha isifunda sokuqala sasentwasahlobo se-karst aquifer e-Terminio massif, zaziwumthombo wamanzi okuphuza aphuzwayo e-Aqua Augusta (eseNingizimu ne-Italy). Naphezu kokubaluleka kwayo ngokomlando, i-Aqua Augusta isengenye yezindawo zaseRoma ezingaphenywa futhi eziqondwa kancane. Ngenxa yalokho, umhubhe ongekho wenze izindaba zanamuhla.
Indawo ende kakhulu ye-Aqua Augusta
Yakhiwa uMarcus Vipsanius Agrippa, umngane oseduze, nomkhwenyana wombusi waseRoma u-Augustus, i-Aqua Augusta ilinganiselwa kumakhilomitha angu-90 futhi iwumsele omude kunayo yonke ezweni laseRoma iminyaka engaphezu kuka-145.
Ukusuka egqumeni lasePosillipo, indawo yokuhlala yabacebile yaseNaples, ukuya esiqhingini esimise okwenyanga iNisida, ingxenye etholwe kabusha ye-Aqua August icishe ibe ngamamitha angu-640 (2,100 ft) ubude, imele indawo ende kunazo zonke eyaziwayo etholakele kuze kube manje.
Naphezu kokubaluleka kwayo ngokomlando, kuze kube manje i-Aqua Augusta yayithole ukunakwa okulinganiselwe kubacwaningi. Ingxenye esanda kutholwa ye-Aqua Augusta, nokho, ikhonjwe yi-Cocceius Association, iqembu elingenzi nzuzo eligxile emisebenzini ye-speleo-archaeological, uKhomishana Oyinqaba Wokubuyiswa kabusha kwe-Bagnoli, kanye ne-Invitalia.
Amaqiniso agqitshwe ezinganekwaneni
Ukutholakala kwalesi siqephu se-Aqua Augusta kwavela ochungechungeni lwezindaba ezivela kubahlali bendawo abathi bake bahlola le mihubhe beseyizingane. Le mibiko ibilokhu ibhaliwe njengenganekwane, kodwa manje, ngokombiko we-Arkeonews, ukutholakala "kuqokomisa ukubaluleka kokulondoloza ulwazi lwendawo kanye nenganekwane," kanye nendima yokuzibandakanya komphakathi ekutholakaleni nasekulondolozweni kwezindawo zakudala. .
I-Aqua Augusta yayinamagatsha ayishumi amanzi ahlinzeka izikhungo zasemadolobheni kanye nezindlu ezicebile ezicebile ngamanzi. Ingxenye esanda kutholwa ye-Aqua Augusta ichazwa ngokuthi isesimweni “esihle kakhulu” uma iqhathaniswa nemigudu eminingi ebhidlikayo yamanzi angaphansi komhlaba e-Italy. Futhi ngenxa yalesi sizathu, ingxenye esanda kutholwa inikeza abavubukuli ithuba lokucwaninga ukuthi iyiphi ingxenye “egcinwe kahle kakhulu” yomfula waseRoma noma kuphi e-Italy.
Umtapo wolwazi wobunjiniyela basendulo
Umhubhe omkhulu ungu-52 cm (20.47 in) ububanzi, 70 cm (27.55 in) ubude, no-64 cm (25.19 in) ukuphakama. Phansi kwezinsika, inodaka olusebenza ngogesi olumbozwe ungqimba oluwugqinsi lwe-limestone. Ngenxa yamaphutha okuhlola, abakhi baka-Agripha abazange bakhethe umzila oqondile, futhi umhubhe omkhulu wahlangabezana nezithiyo ezihlukahlukene endleleni. Ubude obugcwele bomsele, nokho, buyafinyeleleka, futhi ingxenye ngayinye ibonisa amakhono ahlukahlukene obunjiniyela obudala.
Ukutholwa kwalesi sigaba esisha se-Aqua Augusta akunikezeli nje kuphela ulwazi mayelana namakhono asendulo obunjiniyela namakhono wokwakha waseRoma, kodwa futhi kunikeza ulwazi mayelana nenani lamasiko nenhlalo yomfula wamanzi, kanye nendima yawo ekuphileni kwansuku zonke kwabantu basendulo baseRoma.
Lokhu okutholiwe akusebenzi nje njengesikhumbuzo sokufaneleka kokuxoxwa kwezindaba zendawo, kodwa futhi nesidingo sokugcina nokuvikela ifa lethu lamasiko, kanye nendima yokubamba iqhaza komphakathi ekutholakaleni nasekulondolozeni amatshe esikhumbuzo omlando.
