Excavation of the remains of the Roman Aqueduct from 1st century AD, at Viminacium, Roman fortified town and legionaries camp in present-day eastern Serbia, near Kostolac.
Archaeologists have discovered about 1000 meters of the Roman aqueduct, geophysical methods showed another 1,800 meters, while remote detection found an additional 1,350 meters of it.
It was built by Roman soldiers from two legions – Legio III Flavia Felix and Legio VII Claudia Pia Fidelis.
The aqueduct was built of stone, bound with lime mortar. The sides of the aqueduct were covered with lime mortar too, and the underneath layer was made of water resistant mortar. The bottom was built of fire-baked bricks with stamps of the Roman legions that have built it. In the upper part, the aqueduct was covered with massive floor bricks.
Its total length was about 10 kilometers and it brought potable water to the ancient town and military camp of Viminacium.
Viminacium was fortified Roman city, capital of Moesia Superior province and base camp of VII Claudia Legion, built in 1st century AD.
Other Legions have been temporarily stationed there as well.
Site covers area of several hundreds of hectares, and so far only few percentage have been excavated. Archaeologists say that there is enough material for the next 100 years of digging and exploration.
Unfortunately, many remains of the Viminacium were found at the foot of a massive coal-fired power station, and archaeological excavations are being carried out before another unit of the electricity plant is built on the site of an ancient Roman city
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