hutchinsonkingAqueducts

Aqueducts      aqueducts  __ , augustus caesar , colosseum  , weapons   , home , and merchant __  **        If you want to survive your trip to ancient Rome, then you will need to know what an Aqueduct is. An Aqueduct is a system of pipes and channels which brings clean water into town. The Romans used aqueducts to carry water to their cities from valleys and other water sources. Don’t go looking for a drinking fountain, pop machine, or try to buy bottled water; in Rome you can only get water fresh from the public fountain. Here are some helpful facts and info for you.   ·        These Aqueducts are used throughout the ancient Mediterranean Sea.  ·  Water was brought from many miles away. Brought by the big towers they constructed.  ·  The pipes that were at the end of the aqueduct were made of ceramic, or leather, lead, and wood.  ·  The long towers were built with a slight slope to allow water to flow.  ·  When the water arrived in the city it was put in a chamber and stored until it was needed.  ·  The water traveled through a series of setting tanks to allow distribution. <span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> ·  The water was distributed to three places, public fountains, bath houses, and the Rich’s house. <span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> ·  The water was mainly used for luxurious bath houses, with hot tubs and cold pools. <span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> ·  The rich had to pay to receive the water in their house. The price depended on how big the pipe was. <span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> ·  The Romans built the most extravagant aqueducts, they look more like bridges, carved and constructed by hand, with beautiful decorations. <span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> ·  The pipes were also sometimes lined with concrete to ensure the flow of water. <span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> ·  The pipes were big enough to let crews to clean out mineral deposits. <span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> ·  In each town, the aqueducts ended at a high point, where it would be distributed. <span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> ·  The public baths were lovely, but at this time, private baths were becoming increasingly popular. <span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> ·    Some aqueducts needed bridges to cross valleys. These were constructed of a series of arches, big arches at the bottom, and smaller arches at the top, these bridges could have as many as 4 stories of arches. Depending on how deep the valley was.
 * [[image:http://www.facstaff.bucknell.edu/mvigeant/univ270_05/jake_aq/images/pont_du_gard.jpg width="92" height="89" align="left" caption="This is a pic of an aqueduct"]][[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/84/Roman_aqueduct_from_Pools_of_Solomon_to_Jerusalem.jpg width="106" height="107" align="right" caption="Inside an aqueduct"]]