Piscina Mirabilis
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: Jeffrey Becker
Creators: Jeffrey Becker
Contributors:
Tom Elliott
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A freshwater cistern at Bacoli on the Gulf of Naples, the Piscina Mirabilis likely provided sailors of the Roman fleet with drinking water. Its capacity is estimated at 12,600 cubic meters.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/812127750
40.7951859, 14.0802816
- Representative Locations:
- OSM location of Piscina Mirabilis (30 BC - AD 300) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
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- Bacoli (Italian, AD 2000 - AD 2099)
- Piscina Mirabilis located in Campi Phlegraei (AD 2000 - AD 2099)
- Aqua Augusta (Naples) flows into Piscina Mirabilis (30 BC - AD 300)
cistern
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Jeffrey Becker, and Tom Elliott, 'Piscina Mirabilis: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2024 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/812127750> [accessed: 19 May 2025]
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