A | B |
earliest aquedunt, when, by whom | Aqua Appia, 312 BC, Appius Claudius Caecus |
earliest used what to keep water running | gravity |
first to use water pump, built when | Aqua Traiana, 109 BC |
first aqueduct to use arches, built when | Aqua Marcia, 144 BC |
when hill obstructed how get around | tunnel lined with stone |
most famous curator aquarum, book | Frontinus, De aquis urbis Romae |
3 problem in taking care of aqueducts | 1-maintenance 2-water pollution 3- politica & fiscal corruption |
how many over how many miles | 9 over 300 miles |
3 reason decided on arches | 1- stood upto earthquakes 2- wind blew thru 3- easily reapired |
2 things allowed to build aqueducts | arch and cement which hardened under water |
what river used in what mountains | Anio in Apennines |
4 used of water | public baths, businesses, fountains, & arenas |
allowed flexibility | lead or terra cotta pipes |
large reservoir in Rome | castellum aquarum |
private citizens diverted water into | lead cistern or privata castella |