Aqueducts Of The Romans

Romans developed amazing engineering skills which were used in the creation of many marvelous buildings including, massive buildings, amphitheaters, and even the famous Colosseum which still stands in Rome. Using curvilinear forms the romans built iconic structures for which we know them by today. The Romans accomplished many engineering feats one most notable was the Aqueduct. In the Early ages of the Roman Empire, the romans constructed bridges made of rock and stone which carried water to cities from sources of water which were a far distance from each city. The Romans took great care in building all of their buildings. Each aqueduct was built for a specific city state as each one’s measurements were different. Roughly a dozen or so aqueducts

Using this knowledge, the romans constructed massive objects ranging from buildings to the structures of their water systems; aqueducts. Aqueducts became the main system for which the romans used for the transportation of water. The aqueducts had “open channels and used pipes to distribute the water within cities” once the water has traveled from the water source. As for water sources, the Romans used rivers as well as springs. While both sources of water was used, the romans “preferred the quality of Springwater” (Magnusson 55). A tradition used in the constructing of Roman Aqueducts has been long distance channels. Most of the channels would feed into various local water distribution systems throughout cities. Aqueducts would be filled to the brim with water all the time. These aqueducts would always be carrying water from a water source to the town it was connected to. While the Aqueducts were able to carry so much water, the rate at which it flowed was slow. All aqueducts were built with a shallow slope so that the water could always make it from the water source to its destination. Many of the original aqueducts were “refurbished and incorporated into new medieval systems” (Magnusson 35). However, to this day a few of the aqueducts are able to be seen thanks to repairs. While they may not be functional, they are still a great piece of history which we can appreciate the

This cement would be used in the water proofing of “floors, cisterns, and aqueducts” (Rabun). This cement was used all though out ancient Rome. It was used primarily in the constructing of the aqueducts the Romans are known for today. While this cement that crafted and produced primary for the use of building aqueducts, the romans also used it for waterproofing building that were nearby pipes or channels of water. During the time, water sources weren’t just abundant, engineers were hired to venture and locate any flowing springs. Once a spring was located it was then up to the engineers to build a very steady slope for the water to flow into a city. Many of these aqueducts that were built may have had features which allowed these aqueducts to recuperate some of the lost water. There was an isolated aqueduct section which was a channel which is known as “Carestia”. The Carestia was located north east of a church. This channel was labeled “channel that captured the lost water called the Carestia, and that conducted them to the Fiora” (Rabun). This channel was special in that in any case where water was lost, the water would be captured by this channel and make its way to its destination. The romans were very crafty when it came to incorporating fail safes for lost water. The Romans always thought highly of their engineering