That was the best material they had.
Lead water pipes.
Because that was the best material they had at that time.
Yes and it still widely used even today
At the time of the Roman Empire, the Romans used pipes made of lead, because it is a cheap metal that is easily worked into pipes, and which unlike iron doesn't rust. The Romans didn't worry about lead poisoning. Lead pipes continued to be used even into the mid 20th century, before we became more concerned about the danger of lead poisoning.
It wasn't. Aqueducts were made of stone, engineered to amazingly exact specifications, then polished and smoothed. Lead was actually advised against for the use in aqueducts, for its toxicity, by Vitruvius in De Architectura.
Lead water pipes.
Because that was the best material they had at that time.
That was the best material they had at that time.
Yes and it still widely used even today
At the time of the Roman Empire, the Romans used pipes made of lead, because it is a cheap metal that is easily worked into pipes, and which unlike iron doesn't rust. The Romans didn't worry about lead poisoning. Lead pipes continued to be used even into the mid 20th century, before we became more concerned about the danger of lead poisoning.
Because they had no better materials at that time.
Lead (and copper).
They used lead pipes , which the Romans used in Rome.
Iron replaced lead in water pipes.
The Roman had problems with lead poisoning because they made lead pipes for water supply.
It wasn't. Aqueducts were made of stone, engineered to amazingly exact specifications, then polished and smoothed. Lead was actually advised against for the use in aqueducts, for its toxicity, by Vitruvius in De Architectura.
Mainly lead pipes or hollowed out tree trunks. An open top aqueduct, ditches, etc was also used.