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The Roman Aqueducts
A presentation by Ethan Ceresney
Sponsored by Jaye Liset-Lynch
What are the aqueducts
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•
•
•

A Roman invention
Used to carry water into the city from the mountains
The aqueducts become 1 inch lower every 40 yards to carry
water to the city
There were 11 aqueducts that went into the city
Definition of the word Aqueduct
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•

The word aqueduct is from Latin words Aqua (water) and
Ducere (to lead)
An aqueduct can be a canal, open troughs, overland pipelines,
or tunnels
Map of the Aqueducts
Aqueducts
The First: Aqua Appia
Approximately 312 B.C.E.
About 10 miles long

The Last: Aqua Alexandra
Approximately 226 C.E
About 13.5 miles long
The Longest: Aqua Marcia
Approximately 144 B.C.E.
About 58 miles long
Aqueducts(continued)
The Aqua Appia

The Aqua
Alexandra

The Aqua Marcia
How an Aqueduct is made
First

Second

Finally
In the City
Underground/sewer system
The Cloaca Maxima was
one of the sewer systems
of Rome
•
The Cloaca Maxima was
made to drain the marsh
water out of the area
known as the forum
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
• When the water got to
the city it traveled
through pipelines
• All excess water went to
the Cloaca Maxima which
took the water to the
Tiber River
• This sewer system was a
marvel to the ancient
world
•
Fun Facts
This is called an arcade

• These helped carry water
over valleys and over
rivers
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
• The Romans built
aqueducts in places they
conquered such as
France, Spain, and
Northern Africa
• In Segovia, Spain there is
an aqueduct that is still in
use today
•

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Sources
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http://www.bsr.ac.uk/la-cloaca-maxima-tra-la-subura-e-il-foro-romano-le-nuove-indagini
http://www.bsr.ac.uk/la-cloaca-maxima-tra-la-subura-e-il-foro-romano-le-nuove-indagini
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