TommyScottAqueducts

J ust to let you know aqueducts were a escential part of Roman life and supplied water throughout the empire. Make sure you respect and agree with the ideals of the Roman! Aqueducts were and are being constructed for water transportation throughout the Roman Empire. The water is currently carried through aqueducts in the Alps and is then carried to cities in the Mediterranean Sea. All of the water is transported and keeps flowing because of gravity and the momentum of the current. Throughout the system runs several conduits (canal pipes) that are able to be clean of minerals and debris. When the water reaches a town it is raised up then distributed into holding tanks. In fact most of the water in aqueducts is used for the bathhouses! Later water usage will be coming privately to houses and public buildings. Currently there are nine main aqueducts that hold water for the Roman cities. Everyday 38 million gallons of water are pumped into Rome. Finally a good need to know is that aqueducts are built of stone, brick and cement.  Just like today the Romans charged people for water usage. Even people without the private water still had to pay taxes for using the public fountains. Also today aqueducts still supply unimportant structures in Rome.
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