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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Supplied Roman cities with fresh water. What was this Roman innovation?
A
concrete
B
aqueducts
C
plastic
D
furniture
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Roman aqueduct was a channel used to transport fresh water to highly populated areas. Aqueducts were amazing feats of engineering given the time period.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -aqueducts, which is Latin for waterway. These under-and aboveground channels, typically made of stone, brick, and volcanic cement, brought fresh water for drinking and bathing as much as 50 to 60 miles from springs or rivers.

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