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 Aqueducts are atrificial channels used thoughout the mediterranean to move water into cities. ****    With Aqueducts water could be brought from many many miles away, to an part of the Roman Empire. ** **   Aqueducts started at the top of a mountain so they could cary water down from the mountain into the cities. **      **    Because water flow is based on gravity they had to have a constant gradient was required. **       **   The main demand for water came from the public baths, and an increasing popularity from home baths. **  **    Pipes were normaly lined with concreate and were large enough for workers to clean out mineral deposits and other substances. **  **If you were an upper class citizen the pipe to your home would be larger giving you more water, if you were in the lower class citizen you were given less water.**    **    They made the aqueducts with arches because they were the strongest supports. ** **      Aqueducts were supported by arches that were built over a wood form. When the concret dried the wood form was removed. ** ** Toward the bottom of the aqueducts the arches were large because they had to carry the most weight but at the top they become a lot smaller because there is less weight to hold. **    The Roman aqueducts also helped us in todays society because they helped form pluming. It helped form the idea of plumming.
 * In all throughout the Roman Empire they have Aqueducts to carry water to your homes, baths, and public fountains. Here are some great facts to help you learn about the Aqueducts.  **  <span style="font-size: 60%; color: rgb(177,66,245);">    <span style="font-size: 60%; color: rgb(177,66,245);">
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