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What are bridgelike stone structures that brought water from the hills into Roman cities?
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∙ 11y ago
They were the aqueducts. They did not carry water form the wells. They carried it from the sources on the mountains. They did not serve only Rome. They supplied water to many Roman towns around the Roman Empire.
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∙ 8y ago
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∙ 11y agoYou're thinking of aqueducts. But remember, not all aqueducts were those above ground, bridge-like structures. In fact most of the Roman aqueducts were underground a this was the most efficient way to construct them.
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∙ 10y agoIn the Roman Empire water was carried from the sources on the mountains to the towns by aqueducts.
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∙ 9y agoThey were aqueducts
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What were Aqueducts used for?
Aqueducts are used for a channel used to carry water from mountains into cities
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The channels or pipes that brought water to where it was needed were called aqueducts.
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these channels were called aqueducts
What did the ancient romans build to bring water to their cities?
The ancient Romans used aqueducts to bring water to their cities.
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roads
What were the engineering triumphs that brought water to roman cities?
What conveyed water to the cities was the aqueduct. What made the construction of long aqueducts which needed bridgework was the arch. The Romans were not the first to use the arch, but they were the first to make widespread use of it. Prior to the Romans, the arch was rare. The structural strength of the arch made the construction of large buildings and bridgework possible.
What was an aqueduct used for in roman times?
They brought water from one location into cities and towns.
What were Aqueducts used for?
Aqueducts are used for a channel used to carry water from mountains into cities
How did Romans engineers solved the problem of brining water into their cities from sources far away and over uneven terrain?
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What kind is the roman aqueduts?
Roman aqueducts were conduits which brought water from the mountains to the cities. Most of them were underground pipes. They were supported by bridgework when they crossed valleys or when they were needed to keep the conduit at a gradient as the Romans relied on gravity to move the water.
The Good Emperors built many of these structures which bring water to cities from far away?
The answer for this question isaqueducts. However, theconstructionof aqueduct started during the Roman Republic, before the rule by emperors.
What has the author Daniel Osland written?
Daniel Osland has written: 'The early Roman cities of Lusitania' -- subject(s): Ancient Cities and towns, Antiquities, Roman, Cities and towns, Ancient, Roman Antiquities
