Le cisterns are located beneath the current Piazza Matteotti, corresponding to the public square of the Roman era (forum), at the northern end of the town of Amelia.
This is the main hydraulic engineering monument designed in the Roman period, which visitors can explore through a suggestive path in the underground Amelia, discovering the hypogeum cultural heritage.
The imposing building was constructed between the 2nd and 1st century BC, when Amelia was elevated to the rank of municipality and equipped with a series of functional infrastructures (walls, terraces, roads).
Composed of a large rectangular room (57.50 x 19.60 meters) divided into ten parallel bays covered with barrel vaults (an average height of 5.70 meters) carved into limestone rock and later internally coated with a rough masonry wall, it is characterized by a core of cement and a facing of roughly hewn stones set into the core. The state of preservation is exceptional, with all fundamental components for the functioning of the entire complex still in place, including the water supply system, the internal device regulating the maximum water level, and the system for emptying the cistern.
Information on Roman Cisterns of Foce (Amelia)
Piazza Matteotti,
05022 Amelia (Terni)
0744978436
info@ameliasotterranea.it
https://www.ameliasotterranea.it
Source: MIBACT
