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Sewers designed to carry waste from cities began to be constructed in ancient civilizations, with notable examples from around 2500 BCE in the Indus Valley. The Romans significantly advanced sewer systems around 500 BCE with their Cloaca Maxima, which served as a model for urban sanitation. In the 19th century, the industrial revolution prompted major improvements in sewer infrastructure in cities like London and Paris, driven by public health concerns.
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Why were sewers built in rome?
The Romans built sewers for the reasons one builds sewers: to channel and dispose of waste and for hygiene.
What threat of diseases loom over city dwellers at the turn of the century?
There were no sewers to carry waste and dirty water away, so the danger of diseases such as cholera and yellow fever was very real.
Why did diseases spread much more quickly in idustrial towns and cities then villages?
There were no sewers to carry waste and dirty water away, so the danger of diseases such as cholera and yellow fever was very real.
How were the Romans unclean?
For a short answer- they were not. Here is a more detailed explanation why. The Romans were not unclean because they built some of the first sewers and they often visited the public baths. The Romans were among the first people to frequently wash. Their bathhouses were a place where anyone could go- even slaves- and it was free. They used sewage systems to remove waste from their cities. Some of their sewers were so good that they are still in use today.
What do sewers do?
Transport waste and storm water if it is a combo system
Why do you need sewers?
You need sewers because it processes the waste humans like you produce, i.e poo Hope that helps
Why did the threat of diseases loom over city at the turn of the century?
There were no sewers to carry waste and dirty water away, so the danger of diseases such as cholera and yellow fever was very real.
Why did the threat of diseases loom city dwellers at the turn of the century?
There were no sewers to carry waste and dirty water away, so the danger of diseases such as cholera and yellow fever was very real.
Are there different kinds of sewers?
Storm , acid waste/chemical sanitary
Were the Romans the first to built sewers?
It is estimated that Roman Sewers were invented between 800 and 735 BC. The open channel Cloaca Maxima is guessed to be built sometime between the sixth and fourth century BC. It was built to drain the low lying land that was in the Forum. From the Cloaca Maxima, a network of sewers was gradually built. Most Roman sewers emptied into the Tiber and were for draining water above and below ground. Waste from people was thrown into the street and most was swept into this network of sewers with aqueduct water.My source is the Wickipedia article called Sanitation in Ancient Rome. You can find out much more there if this didn't fully answer your question.
How was roman rubbish disposed of?
Rome had an advanced sewer system. The tributary sewers emptied into the Cloaca Maxima, the great sewer, and from there waste was dumped into the Tiber.Rome had an advanced sewer system. The tributary sewers emptied into the Cloaca Maxima, the great sewer, and from there waste was dumped into the Tiber.Rome had an advanced sewer system. The tributary sewers emptied into the Cloaca Maxima, the great sewer, and from there waste was dumped into the Tiber.Rome had an advanced sewer system. The tributary sewers emptied into the Cloaca Maxima, the great sewer, and from there waste was dumped into the Tiber.Rome had an advanced sewer system. The tributary sewers emptied into the Cloaca Maxima, the great sewer, and from there waste was dumped into the Tiber.Rome had an advanced sewer system. The tributary sewers emptied into the Cloaca Maxima, the great sewer, and from there waste was dumped into the Tiber.Rome had an advanced sewer system. The tributary sewers emptied into the Cloaca Maxima, the great sewer, and from there waste was dumped into the Tiber.Rome had an advanced sewer system. The tributary sewers emptied into the Cloaca Maxima, the great sewer, and from there waste was dumped into the Tiber.Rome had an advanced sewer system. The tributary sewers emptied into the Cloaca Maxima, the great sewer, and from there waste was dumped into the Tiber.
What smells the most when your in the sewers?
All waste products add to the odour in sewers, it's almost impossible to identify one particular thing as worst.
