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__a__quaducts Colosseum Roman roads Aqueducts  ·  An aqueduct is a water supply channels constructed to convey water from one place to another is known as an aqueduct.  ·  There are 11 major aqueducts built in 312 B.C. located in Rome.  ·  When the aqueducts needed to cross valleys, they were above ground arches.  ·  The aqueducts were built from a combination of stone, brick, and the special volcanic cement pozzuolana.  ·  Except where closed pipes were used, the channel in which the water flowed was just over three feet wide and about six feet high, to allow workers to walk throughout its length.  ·  The first Roman aqueduct was ordered built in 312 B.C. by the censor Appius Claudius, called Caecus or “The Blind.”  ·  Out of 260 miles an aqueduct structure only 30 miles visible outside as arched structures.  ·  Ancient Rome aqueducts are a testament to Ancient Roman engineering and their water system is a glorious achievement because many of the ancient aqueducts structures are still in use today.