Matthew Clapham
Jul 15, 2023

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In Spain the devil is associated in particular with Roman aqueducts. Both the Segovia and Tarragona aqueducts are supposed by legend to have been built by the devil in a single night.

Presumably the origin of these legends is that Christians in the Dark Ages could not conceive of any such feat of engineering being achieved without diabolical assistance.

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Matthew Clapham
Matthew Clapham

Written by Matthew Clapham

Professional translator by day. Writer of silly and serious stuff by night. Also by day, when I get fed up of tedious translations. Founder of Iberospherical.

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