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Aqueducts

If you were in ancient Roman you might want to know how to get water. Probably because water is the source of life. So, in Ancient Rome they built giant water transportation systems called aqueducts. The Aqueducts started on the mountains, and when the snow melted off the mountains, the water used gravity to travel on the aqueducts all across Rome. When it entered a town it either went to public bathhouses, public fountains, or wealthy homes. The wealthy people were charged by the size of their pipe. So if your a successful business person you may want to plan your pipes out. The aqueducts were built using arches. The arches provided stability and support for the aqueducts and saved materials. This arch is used a lot in Roman architecture. So if you need to build use the arch. This concept is still used today to transport water from water towers.



   