Hydashgraham.Aqueducts

 **Aqueducts Home**, Roman Slaves, Colosseum, Nero, Roman Roads, Roman Soldiers ** *Rome bulit 11 major aqueducts around 312 B.C
 * The longest of those elven was 59 miles long
 * The highest one was about 27 meters(100 feet)
 * Aqueducts were built in huge arches
 * When the water reached the city it went to cisterns(castellas)
 * The castellas were never more then 100 meters apart.
 * The Goths cut down every single aqueducts Rome had:or so they thought
 * They did not cut down one which ran underground
 * After this most of the population had to use the Tiber River for water
 * For a price towns people could have pipes leading to there private villas
 * The water went though lead pipes **

This could realate to modern day in one way:plumbing. Most americans use plumbing every single day. This is very important. We use plumbing for brushing your teeth, washing dishes and cars and showering. This is vey important to our society. You would need to know this when you go to rome because there is a possability that you may become a plumber or somone who builds the aqueducts.