ROMAN AQUEDUCT OF PATRAS

In  the region “old Samakia”, a suburb just outside  Patras,  we find the remains  of one of  the oldest  buildings in the area. The aqueduct of Patras, an exemplary construction of  the Roman  era, nowadays  has  been  ruined by geological causes and  the clay soil. The first remains of the building are found in  Neromana  Romanou and they seem to expand till Aroe, a distance of  about  7,5 kilometers. It seems to be built by Emperor Hadrian in the early  2nd  Century  AD.

LOCATION

Starting from the springs of  the small river Diakoniaris , in its current location Neromana Romanou and following a difficult path downwards through hills and valleys  water reached   the area of Aroe  just behind the ancient citadel. The majority of pipelines was  underground,  mainly through the smoothand downhill slopes of the hills. They had large diameter and was vaulted. The remaining sections, especially in the canyons and where the height differences should be bridged (for a smooth downhill course) uses arches, over which the pipeline passed.

Function and Structure

VIEW of the

aqueduct

Neromana

Romanou

region

Neromana region

Arch - front

part .

Neromana Region

Arch -

Back View

Neroman a Romanou

Wall .

View of the

aqueduct from

the Aroe

region

Tall

Arch .

Aroe

Wall - Brick

wall

Pipeline

Neromana

region

Aroe - Scenic

View

Damaged by

natural causes -

Aroe region

Part of the

construction

nowadays

buried

underground

Support structure

,

Aroe region

Hadrian’s Aqueduct of Athens

Comparison