stellaqueducts

Aqueducts Home Military Daily life Roads Entertainment Emperor The aqueducts are Rome ’s water supply. This page explains the Roman’s water supply. Since you will need to get water you will need to know about this supply. The aqueducts are artificial channels that carry water from city to city. Aque means water while duct means channel so water channel. Each aqueduct was always at a steady slope downwards; using gravity to bring the water down. Aqueducts could also be underground or above. The construction involved using waterproof cement to prevent leaks. The underground pipes used terra cotta for the piping. While the water travels through the piping it is purified. The different types of aqueducts included canals, open troughs, pipelines, and tunnels. 11 aqueducts were also used to bring water to Rome. 600 aqueducts were built at the time of the Romans. Aqueducts made an impact on today’s society because we still use them today to transport water to our cities.