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You may need to know a little about aqueducts if you are in Rome. You never know what job you will have. It could link to aqueducts. You will need to know what it is, how it works, and other important facts. Here are some things that might help:     What is an aqueduct?  **An Aqueduct is a raised system of pipes and channels that bring clean water into the cities. They are constructed of arches that are joined with a channel for carrying water. The water ran through concrete lined pipes. The ending pipes were made out of wood, lead, leather, or ceramic.** How did they work? ** The Aqueducts raised and lowered on rough ground, but were angled slightly downwards so that the water would flow. At the ending point, the water ran through tanks for distribution. The pipes were made large enough so that work crews could climb inside to get rid of anything blocking the flow of water, as well as clean them. **  Important facts  : ** The cost of the water was based on the size of the pipe that it came out of. It took nine aqueducts to supply Rome with 38 million gallons of water per day. The public baths used most of the water each day. The aqueducts still provide water to some of the fountains in Rome ** **.** Connection to our society: ** We use underground pipes with a similar design, and we use reservoirs that hold water. That is what they did in **** Rome **** when there was running water. It ended up in tanks for later distribution. Without their design, who knows what we would use to transport our water. ** **Back to home page**__ Aqueducts, Roman roads, Augustus Caesar, Colosseum, Life of a soldier, Life of a slave __