{"id":51283,"date":"2023-04-22T23:53:20","date_gmt":"2023-04-22T21:53:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/?p=51283"},"modified":"2023-04-24T23:36:11","modified_gmt":"2023-04-24T21:36:11","slug":"two-interesting-reports-that-explain-how-the-roman-aqueducts-worked","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2023\/04\/22\/two-interesting-reports-that-explain-how-the-roman-aqueducts-worked\/","title":{"rendered":"Two interesting reports that explain how the Roman aqueducts worked"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ancient Rome was known for its great engineering works, which met the great needs of the vast population of that empire.<\/p>\n

This was a city of ancient Rome: an explained walk through the streets of Pompeii<\/a><\/rel>
\nSpanish explorers enter the restricted area of the Paris Catacombs<\/a><\/rel><\/p>\n

One of the most basic needs was the supply of water. To do this, Rome built hundreds of aqueducts throughout the empire's territory<\/strong> (and the city of Rome alone had up to 12 aqueducts). The best known, for their architectural beauty, are those that run at a certain height through arches, such as the famous Segovia aqueduct (below these lines). These arched aqueducts were used to bridge some unevenness in the terrain.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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However, most of the routes of the aqueducts were made underground<\/strong>, digging tunnels that required a certain amount of maintenance to prevent them from ending up clogged, which often made them as tall as a person. This form of construction is the reason why there are still Roman aqueducts that have not yet been discovered<\/strong>, since they were forgotten.<\/p>\n

On this fascinating subject, a year ago the channel Toldinstone<\/a> published an excellent video in which he explains how these aqueducts were built<\/strong>, and for what purposes:<\/p>\n