Athens is reviving Hadrian’s Aqueduct – an ancient Roman water system built around 140 C.E. – to address modern water shortages caused by prolonged drought and climate pressures, according to smithsonianmag.gr Commissioned by Emperor Hadrian, the aqueduct once supplied Athens’ public baths through a 15-mile underground network of gravity-fed channels. After serving the city for … Continue reading Hadrian’s 2,000-year-old aqueduct returns to life in drought-hit Athens