HISTORY
ANCIENT ROME
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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How did aqueducts help stabilize the Roman Empire?
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helped freshwater get to them
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helped saltwater get to them
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Cisterns were utilized by the Romans to collect rainwater as well as to collect water from aqueducts. When the water from an aqueduct reached the city, it would be stored in a cistern or distributing reservoir called a castellum.
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).
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