Cistern

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Constantinople, Cistern of Aetius

Cistern of Aetius: one of the numerous water basins in ancient Constantinople.When Byzantium, renamed Constantinople, became the capital of the Roman Empire, it soon had more inhabitants than it could supply with the water of its wells and the little…

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Constantinople, Cistern of St Mocius

Cistern of St Mocius: large open-air water reservoir in ancient Constantinople.When Byzantium, renamed Constantinople, became the main imperial residence of the Roman Empire, it soon had more inhabitants than it could supply with the water of its wells and the…

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