Aquae Urbis Romae: the Waters of the City of Rome

Inscriptions that commemorate the historic flood that occured in Rome, 8 October 1530


8 October 1530: 18.95 meters above sea level

There are two surviving flood markers that commemorate the 1530 flood.

1. Flood Marker: Facade of the Church of S Maria sopra Minerva, Rome. (K. Rinne, 2001)

 

2. Flood Marker: Piazza del Popolo, Rome (K. Rinne, 2001)

To see flood markers that commemorate other floods, click here: 1277, 1422, 1495, 1557, 1598, 1647, 1660, 1805, 1846, 1858, 1870, 1878, 1900, 1915, and 1937.


Aquae Urbis Romae: the Waters of the City of Rome

Copyright, Katherine W. Rinne, 2006.