HISTORY
ANCIENT ROME
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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They used ocean water to drink
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They dug deep wells that provided water
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They built aqueducts to carry it from the countryside
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They traded with the Greeks who had large freshwater lakes
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Detailed explanation-1: -They were made from a series of pipes, tunnels, canals, and bridges. 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.
Detailed explanation-2: -An aqueduct. To achieve a consistent, shallow slope to move the water in a continuous flow, the Romans lay underground pipes and constructed siphons throughout the landscape. Workers dug winding channels underground and created networks of water pipes to carry water from the source lake or basin into Rome.
Detailed explanation-3: -Before the construction of the Aqua Appia in 312 BC, Frontinus informs us that “from the foundation of the city for 441 years, the Romans were content with the use of waters which they drew, either from the Tiber, or from wells, or from springs” (Frontinus 1899, 5).