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Aqueducts An aqueduct is a pipe that brings in water and waste out to and from Rome. The nine aqueducts that led into Rome carried 38 million gallons of water each day. There were also some aqueducts that carried waste out of Rome.

The water brought in from the aqueducts was first brought to a reservoir until it was needed. The water from the reservoir was then flowed into houses, public restrooms and bath houses. In upper class houses, the water was heated by a fire. The fire heated the water in the pipes that were in the wall to heat or cool buildings. Many people collected rain in large vases, pots and jars.Some rich houses had a room that didn't have a ceilingso the could collect water into a small pool. media type="youtube" key="FN1v5FYkTLQ" height="344" width="425" (At left) The inside of an aqueduct in the Pools of Solomon to Jerusalem.

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