Stolen from WIKIPEDIA
"In ancient times, it fed a wetland that was thought to bring illness (probably malaria). To remove that threat to the city of Rieti, in 271 BC, the Roman consul Manlius Curius Dentatus ordered the construction of a canal (the Curiano Trench) to divert the stagnant waters into the natural cliff at Marmore. From there, the water fell into the Nera river below. However, that solution created a different problem: when the Velino river was in flood stage, its water flowed through the Nera toward the city of Terni, threatening its population. The issue was so contentious between the two cities that the Roman Senate was forced to address it in 54 BC. Cicero represented Terni, and Aulus Pompeius represented Rieti. The Senate did nothing about the problem, and things remained the same for centuries."
The Marmore Falls were a stop on a weekend trip through Umbria. The falls are turned on twice a day. My friends and I watched the falls from OUTSIDE the pay area. Still pretty spectacular....and to think, they have been around for 2,200 years. Another point in the"THE ROMANS WERE AWESOME" column.
"In ancient times, it fed a wetland that was thought to bring illness (probably malaria). To remove that threat to the city of Rieti, in 271 BC, the Roman consul Manlius Curius Dentatus ordered the construction of a canal (the Curiano Trench) to divert the stagnant waters into the natural cliff at Marmore. From there, the water fell into the Nera river below. However, that solution created a different problem: when the Velino river was in flood stage, its water flowed through the Nera toward the city of Terni, threatening its population. The issue was so contentious between the two cities that the Roman Senate was forced to address it in 54 BC. Cicero represented Terni, and Aulus Pompeius represented Rieti. The Senate did nothing about the problem, and things remained the same for centuries."
The Marmore Falls were a stop on a weekend trip through Umbria. The falls are turned on twice a day. My friends and I watched the falls from OUTSIDE the pay area. Still pretty spectacular....and to think, they have been around for 2,200 years. Another point in the"THE ROMANS WERE AWESOME" column.
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