CIVILIZATION
ASSYRIAN
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Question
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Aqueducts
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Sewer System
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Pipes
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Amphitheaters
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Detailed explanation-1: -The first aqueduct was the Aqua Appia, erected in 312 BC by the censor Appius Claudius Caecus (c. 340 to 273 BC). During the Republican period, three more aqueducts were built: the Anio Vetus (272 to 269 BC), Aqua Marcia (144 to 140 BC), and Aqua Tepula (126 to 125 BC) (Bruun 2013, 298).
Detailed explanation-2: -Gravity and the natural slope of the land allowed aqueducts to channel water from a freshwater source, such as a lake or spring, to a city. As water flowed into the cities, it was used for drinking, irrigation, and to supply hundreds of public fountains and baths.
Detailed explanation-3: -Over a period of 500 years-from 312 bce to 226 ce-11 aqueducts were built to bring water to Rome from as far away as 92 km (57 miles). Some of those aqueducts are still in use.