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Aqueducts __ Home __ Aqueducts Roads Entertainment Armys Leaders Slaves To survive in roman times you would need to have knowledge of aqueducts. They were very imprortant in the roman times, for water,bathing,and waste. There were many passage ways of water through the city, some used for the king, some for the richs, and some for the middle class.If there was a shortage of water there would always be a back up source in the middle of the city. The first aqueducts were invented in 312 BC. The main purpose of aqueducts was to bring fresh water from the mountians from miles away for the citys. The people who wanted to have aqeducts in their house were charged by the size of pipe that they needed or wanted for their house. The main use was for public baths; all of the pipes were made out of clay, lead, wood, and leather. One of the jobs was the pipe cleaners that helped the pipes stay clean and sanatary. All of the water flow was based off of the worlds gravity. The aqueducts sometimes needed bridges to get across large rivers or valleys. 