HISTORY
ANCIENT ROME
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Pyramids
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Concrete Roads
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Aqueducts
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Heart Transplants
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Detailed explanation-1: -A people known for their military, political, and social institutions, the ancient Romans conquered vast amounts of land in Europe and northern Africa, built roads and aqueducts, and spread Latin, their language, far and wide.
Detailed explanation-2: -The development of aqueducts by the Romans had a significant impact in that it allowed them to bring fresh drinking water to the cities, allowed the advancement of public bathrooms, and allowed communities that lived farther away from a water source to farm.
Detailed explanation-3: -An aqueduct has been and continues to be an imporant way to get water from one place to another. Be it 2, 000 years ago in ancient Rome, Italy or today in California, aqueducts were and are essential to get water from a place where it exists in ample supply to where it is scarce.
Detailed explanation-4: -Romans Built Aqueducts From Stone, Bricks and Cement. They Needed a Huge Amount of Maintenance. They Relied on a Downward Slope. The City of Rome Alone Had 11 Different Aqueducts.
Detailed explanation-5: -Pont Du Gard, Nimes. Pont Du Gard, Nimes, France, image courtesy of Great Value Vacations. The Aqua Virgo, Rome. Aqua Alexandrina, Rome. Aqua Claudia, Rome. Valens Aqueduct, Istanbul. Aqueduct of Segovia, Spain.