Roman Aqueducts
Blair Ingham & Dymon Bailey 4A
Materials Used to Construct the Aqueducts
The first aqueducts were made of lengths of inverted clay tiles and sometimes pipes which channeled water over a short distance and followed the land.
How Water Got to Rome
The Roman system of aqueducts relied on gravity, allowing water to flow from higher elevations to lower ones. Roman engineers took advantage of natural slopes in the terrain.
How the Water was Distributed in Rome
Significance of the Aqua Appia
The first Roman aqueduct was the Aqua Appia, built in 312 B.C. The Aqua Appia carried water to Rome from natural springs about ten miles outside the city. When this aqueduct could no longer provide enough water for the city, the Romans added a second one in 272 B.C.
sources of water brought to rome
Springs were by far the most common sources for aqueduct water; most of Rome's supply came from various springs in the Anio valley and its uplands.
how long did aqueducts function
There were 11 aqueducts that came into the city of Rome. Aqueducts sometimes run for some or all of their path through tunnels constructed underground.
the daily average consumption of water per person in Rome was..
modern counterparts
In 1904, the inadequacy of the Los Angeles River as a water supply for the growing city's 175,000 people came to a head.
Bibliography Part 1
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Bibliography Part 2
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