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Additional information about Trevi Fountain story

One historical theory says that the name Trevi is the convergence of the three roads (tre vie) leading to Trevi Fountain square. The original one, however, is that Trevi comes from the name of the virgin Vestal depicted on the right bas relief of the fountain, Santa Maria in Trivium (there is also the church dedicated to her behind the fountain to the left). Santa Maria was the Vestal met by Octavian Augustus' soldiers who revealed them the spot of the source where they had to dig for obtain water in exchange of her virginity. That was on the Collatina Way (19 km to the south of Rome) and from there was built the aqueduct of Aqua Virgo (Virgin Water) leading to this quarter of Rome. The aqueduct was built by Agrippa (Marco Vipsanio Agrippa) and on the left higher bas relief of the fountain is depicted the submission of the plans of the aqueduct to the Roman Emperor by Agrippa.