Lake Martignano
| Lake Martignano | |
|---|---|
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| Location | Province of Rome, Lazio |
| Coordinates | 42°6′46″N 12°18′54″E / 42.11278°N 12.31500°E |
| Basin countries | Italy |
| Max. length | 2.015 km (1.252 mi) |
| Max. width | 1.545 km (0.960 mi) |
| Surface area | 2.44 km2 (0.94 sq mi) |
| Max. depth | 60 m (200 ft) |
| Shore length1 | 6 km (3.7 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 305 m (1,001 ft) |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Lake Martignano (Italian: Lago di Martignano), is a small lake in Lazio, Italy 24 kilometres (15 mi) north-north-west of Rome, in an extinct crater or maar.[1]
Overview
In ancient times Lake Martignano was part of southern Etruria and called Alsietinus Lacus. Augustus drew from it the Aqua Alsietina; the water was hardly fit to drink, and was mainly intended to supply his naumachia (lake made for a sham naval battle) at Rome, near San Francesco a Ripa, on the right bank of the Tiber, where some traces of the aqueduct were perhaps found in 1720.[1] The course of the aqueduct, which was mainly subterranean, is practically unknown: Frontinus tells us that it received a branch from the lake of Bracciano near Careiae (Galera): and an inscription relating to it was found in this district in 1887.[2]
There is a lawn beach, lake-side cafes and restaurants, and walking tracks.
Nearby towns
- Campagnano di Roma
- Bracciano
- Anguillara Sabazia
- Trevignano Romano
- Oriolo Romano
- Sutri
- Capranica
- Cesano
Notes
- ^ a b Chisholm 1911, p. 757.
- ^ Chisholm 1911, p. 757 cites F. Barnabei, Notizie degli Scavi, 1887, 181.
References
- Attibution
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Alsietinus Lacus". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 1 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 757.
Further reading
- Kelly, M. G.; Huntley, B. (1991). "An 11 000-year record of vegetation and environment from Lago di Martignano, Latium, Italy". Journal of Quaternary Science. 6: 209–224. Bibcode:1991JQS.....6..209K. doi:10.1002/jqs.3390060304.