What are facts about the roman aqueducts?

Answer 1

As roman towns got bigger it became to hard for people to get clean water. Raw sewage was draining into rivers and when people drank river water they got sick or died. Then the government decided to build long stone channels to carry clean water from nearby hills to the towns. These stone channels were called aqueducts. This word came from the latin word aqua (water) and ductus (channels). By the time of the empire most roman towns had at least 1 aqueduct. Big cities like Rome had more.

Answer 2

The aqueducts of ancient Rome were gian structures used to transport water into cities. The aqueducts used by the wealthy upper class were lined with lead, a descent explanation of why many of romes emporors were driven to insanity.

Answer 3

I believe you are asking about how aquaducts worked. They worked primarily by gravity. They could carry large amounts of water from the mountain areas right into the city of Rome just by carefully controlling the slopes at which they were built.

Answer 4

They are water channels, built above ground, which bring water from long distances to Roman cities. Slight correction: Most Roman aqueducts were built underground because it was quicker, cheaper and prevented foreign disease causing elements getting into the water. Of the 500 miles of aqueducts that supplied the city of Rome, only 29 miles were above ground. The underground aqueducts are still supplying water to Rome and in some places in Britain.