Ermita de la Virgen del Pilar Dam was a Roman gravity dam in Teruel province, Aragon, Spain, dating to the 1st or 2nd century AD. List of Roman dams and...
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The Lake Homs Dam, also known as Qattinah Dam, is a Roman-built dam near the city of Homs, Syria, which is in use to this day. Contrary to an older hypothesis...
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Almonacid de la Cuba Dam was a Roman gravity dam in Almonacid de la Cuba, Zaragoza province, Aragon, Spain, dating to the 1st century AD. List of Roman dams and...
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This is a list of Roman dams and reservoirs. The study of Roman dam-building has received little scholarly attention in comparison to their other civil...
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The Subiaco Dams were a group of three Roman gravity dams at Subiaco, Lazio, Italy, devised as pleasure lakes for Emperor Nero (54–68 AD). The biggest...
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The Glanum Dam, also known as the Vallon de Baume dam, was a Roman arch dam built to supply water to the Roman town of Glanum, the remains of which stand...
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The Cornalvo Dam is a Roman gravity dam built to supply water to the Roman colonia of Emerita Augusta –present-day Mérida, Spain–, capital of the Roman...
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centuries. In 1770, the church of the Virgen de la Fuente was built over the reservoir, with frescoes painted by Francisco de Goya. During the construction of...
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The Proserpina Dam is a Roman gravity dam built to supply water to the Roman colonia of Emerita Augusta –present-day Mérida, Spain–, capital of the Roman...
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The Consuegra Dam is a ruined Roman buttress dam in Toledo province, Castilla–La Mancha, Spain. The dam dates to the 3rd or 4th century AD. It is on the...
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La Pared de los Moros (English: The Moors’ Wall) was a Roman gravity dam in Teruel province, Aragon, Spain, dating to the 3rd century AD. The remnants...
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Band-e Kaisar (category Dams in Iran)
The Band-e Kaisar (Persian: بند قیصر, "Caesar's dam"), Pol-e Kaisar ("Caesar's bridge"), Bridge of Valerian or Shadirwan was an ancient arch bridge in...
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The Harbaqa Dam or Kharbaqa Dam (Arabic: سد خربقة) was a Roman era Palmyrene gravity dam in the Syrian desert about 70 kilometres (43 mi) southwest from...
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List of Roman sites in Spain (section Dams)
Alcantarilla Dam Almonacid de la Cuba Dam Consuegra Dam Cornalvo Dam Ermita de la Virgen del Pilar Dam Esparragalejo Dam Iturranduz Dam Jumilla Dam 38°19′6″N...
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The Iturranduz Dam was a Roman buttress dam in Navarra, Spain. It consisted of two dams, one dating to the 2nd, the other to the 3rd or 4th century AD...
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The Roman Dam of Belas (Portuguese: Barragem Romana de Belas) is a 3rd-century Roman barrier constructed to serve the city of Olisipo, located in civil...
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The Alcantarilla Dam is a Roman gravity dam built to supply water to the Roman city of Toletum –present-day Toledo, Spain–, in the Roman province of Hispania...
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The Dara Dam was a Roman arch dam at Dara in Mesopotamia (modern-day Turkey), a rare pre-modern example of this dam type. The modern identification of...
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Puy Foradado Dam was a Roman arch-gravity dam in Zaragoza province, Aragon, Spain, dating to the 2nd or 3rd century AD. List of Roman dams and reservoirs...
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The Muro Dam was a Roman dam in Portugal. Located near the eastern municipality of Campo Maior, it is the largest surviving ancient dam in the country...
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The Kasserine Dam was a Roman dam at Kasserine (ancient Cillium), Tunisia. The curved structure which dates to the 2nd century AD is variously classified...
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The Esparragalejo Dam was a Roman multiple arch buttress dam at Esparragalejo, Badajoz province, Extremadura, Spain. Dating to the 1st century AD, it is...
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