Location information

The Roman aqueduct at Moria

   It is at a distance of 600m. from the village of Moria (6 km from Mytilene ). It is a stone construction built during the Roman era (2nd century AD), that supplied water to Mytilene from the springs of the Ayiassos area. Today it is under restoration and the visitor can admire a part of it, the so-called "Kamares" (arches): twelve columns standing erect holding seven arches curved in gray marble from a neighboring quarry. At the top of the construction stood the water pipe. The water came from the lake Megali Limni (Mt Olympus), and along its 22km route it collected water from other springs too. Other parts of the aqueduct have been found at gorges in central Lesvos. At the area of Moria, the Aqueduct was 170 meters long, 27 meters high and had 17 arches.

This text is cited Jan 2003 from the Prefecture of Lesvos URL below, which contains image.

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