Gell, William: Pompeiana: the topography, edifices and ornaments of Pompeii ; the result of excavations since 1819 ; in two volumes (Band 2) (London, 1832)

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place is called Arci from the ruined arches. This is at a
much higher level than Sarno, and hence a branch ran
across the plain toward Vesuvius and Pompeii, which will
probably be discovered, at a future period, entering the city
near the gate called that of Vesuvius, at the highest part of
Pompeii. The Canonico Iorio, whose work is just arrived at
Home, where these concluding observations are penned, has
preserved a remarkable passage, written, in the year 1560,
by Antonio Lettici, who had passed four years in examining
the subject of the sources near Palma and Sarno, for the
purpose of forming the modern aqueduct. Speaking of the
aqueducts at Arci and Torricelle, he says a branch ran to
the ancient town of Pompeii on a height opposite the town
of Torre della Nunziata " et in detto locho ne appareno
multi vestigij.'1 He even says that the ancient aqueducts
might be repaired.

Iorio informs us also that the Abbate Cataldo Ianelli
(a person certainly of great learning) is preparing to prove
that the following Oscan inscription records the bringing of
the water of the Sarno by one of the magistrates to Pompeii.

ua-WHixno viT.a .j*in

This has been formerly translated with another sense. It
will be seen that the first word seems to be formed out of
ex and hue, and that Sarinu, in the beginning of the third
line, may have reference to the Sarno, though an idea exists
that another place called Serino was in the vicinity.