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Aqueducts There were many inventions that the ancient Romans invented, but the one that I believe is the most important is the aqueduct. An aqueduct is a system used to carry water from the Mediterranean Sea to a Roman city. They are made of arches when the water has to be carried over a valley or ravine. If you were rich, than you could get water transported straight to your house. If you were not rich enough to afford water transported straight to your house, then you had to walk to a bath house to retrieve water. You were charged by the size of the pipe that was leaded to your house. One place that the water goes to is bath houses. The women and the men had different bath houses. You could use them to wash yourself. There were hot and cold pools, slaves to wait on you, steam rooms, saunas, exercise rooms, haircutting salons, and reading rooms. You were charged to use the bathhouses. The bathhouses were cleaned regularly. Aqueducts are almost the same as a modern day canal.