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Caligula started the construction of the Aqua Claudia and the Anio Novus aqueducts in Rome.
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Is it true that Caligula started the construction of the Aqua Claudia and the Anio Novus aqueducts in Rome?
Yes. Historical and reference sources consistently confirm that Emperor Caligula began the construction of both the Aqua Claudia and the Anio Novus aqueducts in Rome around 38 AD.
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Wikipedia: Caligula. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caligula
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Confirms Caligula initiated the construction of the two aqueducts, Aqua Claudia and Anio Novus.
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LibreTexts: LibreTexts: 07.4%3A The Julio Claudian Emperors. (n.d.). LibreTexts. https://chem.libretexts.org/Courses/Lumen_Learning/Book%3A_Western_Civilization_(Lumen)/06_The_Roman_Empire/07.4%3A_The_Julio-Claudian_Emperors
Notes that the Aqua Anio Novus was begun by emperor Caligula in 38 AD.
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Wikipedia: Wikipedia: Aqua Anio Novus. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aqua_Anio_Novus
States Caligula started the construction of the Aqua Claudia and the Anio Novus.
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Simple English Wikipedia: Simple English Wikipedia: Caligula. (n.d.). Simple English Wikipedia. https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caligula
Confirms both the Aqua Claudia and Anio Novus were aqueducts begun by Caligula in A.D. 38.
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Wikisource: Wikisource: 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Aqueduct. (n.d.). Wikisource. https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/1911_Encyclopædia_Britannica/Aqueduct
States the Aqua Anio Novus was begun under Caligula around AD 38.
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Wikipedia: Wikipedia: Aniene. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aniene
Notes that the Aqua Claudia was begun by Emperor Caligula in 38 AD.
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Wikipedia: Wikipedia: Aqua Claudia. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aqua_Claudia
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