HISTORY
ORIGINS OF CHRISTIANITY
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Their populations increased and the cities expanded.
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They didn’t matter much because only the rich got the benefit from them.
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They allowed for poor people to improve their station in society.
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Aqueducts actually harmed the prosperity of most cities.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Romans constructed aqueducts throughout their Republic and later Empire, to bring water from outside sources into cities and towns. Aqueduct water supplied public baths, latrines, fountains, and private households; it also supported mining operations, milling, farms, and gardens.
Detailed explanation-2: -The decline in farming forced many into the Roman cities, which weren’t designed for such massive populations. Overpopulation problems became especially apparent in the latter period of the Empire, and led to widespread poor plumbing, increased disease and even food shortage in the Roman cities.
Detailed explanation-3: -Rome was able to gain its empire in large part by extending some form of citizenship to many of the people it conquered. Military expansion drove economic development, bringing enslaved people and loot back to Rome, which in turn transformed the city of Rome and Roman culture.
Detailed explanation-4: -They allowed for easier commerce between towns and cities and also allowed the Roman Legions to move quickly around the expanding empire.