{
  "id": 29,
  "date": "537",
  "headline": "Goths cut Roman aqueducts",
  "type": "Weapon",
  "country": "Roman Empire",
  "region": "Southern Europe",
  "description": "In the 6th century AD, as the Roman Empire begins to decline, the Goths besiege Rome and cut almost all of the aqueducts leading into the city. In 537 AD this siege is successful. The only aqueduct that continues to function is the Aqua Virgo, which runs almost entirely underground.",
  "sources": "Rome Guide 2004"
}