of the fifth century, about the year 406, and it is supposed that by this means they would deprive the inhabitants of Nismes of the water furnished by the Aqueduct, and force

them to yield. But by this supposition, which is very probable, the water had been running in this Aqueduct for more

than four centuries ; and this structure which has been out of use during fourteen hundred years, is still in such a state of preservation that it could be restored without a very great expenditure of money.

The Ancient Aqueducts of Lyons.

Nothing gives a better idea of the splendour of the city of Lyons under the reign of the first Roman Emperors, than the remains of the ancient monuments. We see there at the present day, remains of temples, of palaces, of amphitheatres, of basins for mock sea fights, of baths and of many

Aqueducts, of which three were constructed under the reigns of Augustus, of Tiberius and of Claudius, for conducting water to that part of the ancient city situated upon the mountain.

The first and the most ancient of these Aqueducts, constructed by Mark Anthony, brought the waters from Mountd' Or, by means of two branches which embraced that group

of mountains.

The water furnished by the first Aqueduct having been found insufficient, they constructed a second one to bring the water of the Loire.

The third Aqueduct was built by the Emperor Claudius to furnish water to the palace of the emperors situated