Infrastructure During the Empire, Nicomedia was a cosmopolitan and commercially prosperous city which received all the amenities appropriate for a major Roman city. Nicomedia was well known for having a bountiful water supply from two to three aqueducts, one of which was built in Hellenistic times. Pliny the Younger complains in his Epistulae to Trajan, written in 110 AD, that the Nicomedians wasted 3,318,000 sesterces on an unfinished aqueduct which twice ran into engineering troubles. Trajan instructs him to take steps to complete the aqueduct, and to investigate possible official corruption behind the large waste of money. Under Trajan, there was also a large Roman garrison. Other public amenities included a theatre, a colonnaded street typical of Hellenistic cities and a forum.
infrastructure during the empire nicomedia was a cosmopolitan and commercially prosperous city which received all the amenities appropriate for a major roman city nicomedia was well known for having a bountiful water supply from two to three aqueducts one of which was built in hellenistic times pliny the younger complains in his epistulae to trajan written in 110 ad that the nicomedians wasted 3318000 sesterces on an unfinished aqueduct which twice ran into engineering troubles trajan instructs him to take steps to complete the aqueduct and to investigate possible official corruption behind the large waste of money under trajan there was also a large roman garrison other public amenities included a theatre a colonnaded street typical of hellenistic cities and a forum