Aqueducts
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An Aqueduct is a man made conduit that carry's water from it's source to the main distribution point. They were mainly underground. The were an average of 1.8 meters in height and 1 meter in width. There were 11 major aqueducts serving Rome by the 1st Century A.D. Together they provided 170million litres per day for Rome's 1 million people.
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The Pont Du Gard
The Pont Du Gard is an aqueduct near Nimes in the south of France.
- It has a height of 49 metres,
- It has a base of six huge lower arches, which are fronted with triangular cutwaters
- The second and third row consist of 11 then 35 arches respectively, each arch being smaller than the one below.
Segovia
The aqueduct at 'Segovia in Spain
- It is 900m long
- It's 34m in height at it's tallest point
- It is two stories high
- The lower level is taller and thicker than the upper level
- It has two to three cortices
- It goes through the center of the city
- It's made of local granite
Between Zaghouan and Carthage
- It is one story tall
- It has massive piers
- It is faced with brick
The Cloaca Maxima
Also known as the great sewer.
- It is a good example of early use of the arch and vault
- It displays clear Etruscan influence
