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Roman Aqueduct **If you were in Ancient Rome, you would need to know how to get water to survive. You would have to go to a town that had an aqueduct leading to it so you could get water. You would also need to know how to get water once you are in the city. This page will tell you all of that and more!!** __ Construction:  __  Ø   One might have 2-3 tiers/ levels of arches to keep it standing  Ø   Considered one of the greatest engineering feats  Ø   Pipes used in final distribution of water were made of lead, ceramic, leather, or wood  Ø   Would end at a high point, and water would travel through settling tanks for distribution  Ø   Sometimes needed bridges to carry channels across valleys  Ø   Water flow was based on gravity, so there had to be a constant downward flow was required __ Where water went:  __  Ø   Water flowed into the reservoirs, and from there, pipes ran throughout the community  Ø   Drains and sewers took away waste water <span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings;"> Ø   Water could be carried from several miles away __ How people got water:  __ <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings;"> Ø   Roman cities had large water supplies <span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings;"> Ø   Some wealthier <span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings;"> Ø   Homeowners would be charged based on the size of the aqueduct that led to their house <span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings;"> Ø   If possible, water ran through conducts that were lined with concrete that were large enough for work crews to clean out mineral deposits <span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings;"> Ø   Some wealthier people had indoor plumbing, but most water was intended for use of the general public __ Uses:  __ <span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings;"> Ø   The main need for aqueducts was for public bathing <span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings;"> Ø    <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">  Every city block had a fountain where people could get water for drinking, cooking, and washing <span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings;"> Ø <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">              <span style="font-size: 80%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">  <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">There were large public toilets and baths Ancient Roman Baths media type="custom" key="2992208" For aqueducts the connection to modern day would be the pipes that we have here that run under ground. They have the same purpose as the Roman’s aqueducts did but they just had different structures.
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