Piscina Mirabilis. The piscina mirabilis is an ancient roman cistern on the bacoli hill at the western end of the gulf of naples, southern italy. Ancient roman cistern in campania, italy.
La piscina mirabilis o mirabile era una grandiosa cisterna di età imperiale, utilizzata per la piscina mirabilis. Scavata interamente nel tufo, opera di altissimo livello ingegneristico, piscina mirabilis è la più grande struttura di raccolta. It was one of the largest ancient cisterns. Photo by mariano de angelis.
One of the largest freshwater cisterns built by the ancient romans, it was situated there in order to provide the roman western imperial fleet at portus julius with drinking water.
La piscina mirabile (piscina mirabilis) bacoli di pacosmart. Per l'approvvigionamento idrico della classis praetoria misenensis la flotta romana di base a miseno. One of the largest freshwater cisterns built by the ancient romans, it was situated there in order to provide the roman western imperial fleet at portus julius with drinking water. It was built under augustus as suggested by the building technique of opus reticulatum used in the walls.
