Athens Revives Hadrianβs Aqueduct to Help With Water Crunch NYT > Climate and Environment By: Niki Kitsantonis 7 December 2024 at 04:32 Hadrianβs Aqueduct supplied water to Greeceβs capital for centuries but was then largely abandoned. Itβs being revived to ease water scarcity amid global warming. Β© Byron Smith for The New York TimesA section of Hadrianβs Aqueduct in Athens. Its 15-mile network runs beneath the city and is still functional.