Yet although the water management tradition Rome inherited was rich and extensive, no previous system came close to the sophistication and reach of the Roman aqueduct. Striding across the ...

Was it brackish? Streams and lakes could be a problem. Frontinus, who wrote a handbook on the Roman aqueduct system in about A.D. 100, describes how the water would arrive in town muddy after a ...

The arcades are what come to mind as one of the signatures of the Roman Empire. Why did the Romans seem to have a love affair with arcades? AICHER: The aqueducts were largely a gravity system.

A group of Turkish and Spanish scientists has revealed the results of an archaeological study in western Turkey that challenges the accepted historical dates of an aqueduct near the ancient city of ...

the stone arcades of aqueducts are a central feature of a classical Roman landscape that has appeared in iconic Italian films like “La Dolce Vita” and “La Grande Bellezza.” Roberto ...

Cicero, a Roman who wrote about life in Rome ... springs and other fresh water sources to towns and cities. A system of aqueducts supplied Rome with millions of gallons of water each day.

Hadrian ruled over the Roman Empire during the first ... is of major interest to historians. The system is mentioned in ancient texts, and another aqueduct built by Hadrian that carried water ...

The Pont du Gard is one of the greatest masterpieces of ancient Roman engineering, and one of the few aqueducts of this era ...