branscommcgimpseyaqueducts

One of ancient Romans greatest invention was the aqueducts. Aqueducts were a masonry channel that carried water over long distances to supply Rome with water. Now in modern day it is basically plumbing. The Romans used water for many things. They used it for regular drinking they would even use the water that they got for baths. They had built bathing houses with tubs in them so people could occasionally clean themselves. In 109B.C Rome had 11 aqueducts. When Roman workers were building the aqueducts they had to build them at the smallest slant. Some of the slants are so small that you wouldn’t be able to tell it was at a slant. The reason that they built themwith a slant is so the water could keep moving through the pipes instead of stopping at one spot. Construction of the aqueducts started in 312 B.C. The pipes of thee aqueducts were made of terracotta or lead. The longest aqueduct that the Romans made was 59 miles long. Sometimes the Romans would build aqueducts above ground. The Romans altogether built 260 miles of aqueducts, but only 30 miles were visible. There were no pumps used in the aqueducts. weapons/armor colosseum emporer home roads slave
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