Aquae Urbis Romae: the Waters of the City of Rome

A map of documented inscriptions that commemorate the 1598 flood of the Tiber River in Rome, Katherine W. Rinne, 2006.

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25 December 1598: 19.56 meters above sea level

1. Piazza del Popolo

2. Via Laurina

3. Via del Corso *

4. Santo Spirito

5 - 7. Castel Sant'Angelo

8 - 9. The Church of S Giovanni dei Fiorentini * *

10. Via del Panico *

11. Palazzo Orsini *

12 - 13. Palazzo Crescenzi

14. Palazzo Pasquino (Orsini) *

15. Dogana *

16. The Church of S Maria sopra Minerva

17. Palazzo Vidoni

18. Via Florida *

19. Ponte Sisto *

20. Via dei Calderari

21. Chiesa di S Bartolomeo al Isola *

* = no longer extant

Bibliographies for each of these markers will be forthcoming.


Aquae Urbis Romae: the Waters of the City of Rome

Copyright, Katherine W. Rinne, 2006