guy Posted November 17, 2021 Report Share Posted November 17, 2021 (edited) “The study unearthed monumental foundations of an unfinished aqueduct bridge built by the Roman army between AD 114 and AD 117 at the city of Artashat-Artaxata.” “We reconstructed the planned course of the aqueduct by means of a computer-assisted path analysis between the possible sources of the water and its destination." A scientific analysis of the lime mortar used showed that it was a typical Roman recipe. An analysis of soil samples dated the construction of the aqueduct to between 60 and 460 CE, and in the opinion of the researchers this makes the reign of Emperor Trajan the most likely dating for it.” https://www.archaeology.org/news/10148-211116-armenia-roman-aqueduct https://www.heritagedaily.com/2021/11/roman-aqueduct-discovered-in-armenia/142015 https://phys.org/news/2021-11-easternmost-roman-aqueduct-armenia.html Artaxata (modern day Artashat, Armenia) was an important site in the Roman history of the East. It was also the site of an important but indecisive battle fought by proconsul Lucullus during the Third Mithridatic War against Tigranes II of Armenia who was sheltering Mithridates VI of Pontus. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Artaxata Edited November 17, 2021 by guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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