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The high-level aqueduct of Caesarea built by Herod the Gret (r. 37-4 BCE), Caesarea Maritima, Israel.

A levada or aqueduct on the Portuguese island of Madeira. Levadas were built by Portuguese colonists to improve irrigation of plantations of wheat and sugar cane from the late 15th century onwards.

An illustration by Maia Kobabe showing an ancient aqueduct. From the novel The Jericho River by David Tollen.

A detail of one of the lower arches of the Pont del Diable aqueduct, Tarraco (Tarragona), Spain. Built in the 1st century CE it is 217 m long and 27 m high.

The Nîmes aqueduct, built to carry water from Uzès to Nîmes in France in the first century CE. It contains the spectacular Pont du Gard.

The aqueduct and fortifications of ancient Trebizond (Trapezus), modern Trabzon, Turkey. 13th century CE.

An illustration by Maia Kobabe showing an aqueduct. From the novel The Jericho River by David Tollen.

Time has seen the rise and fall of a number of great empires - the Babylonian, the Assyrian, the Egyptian, and lastly, the Persian. Regardless of the size or skill of their army or the capabilities of their leaders, all of these empires fell...

Algeria, Africa's largest country, stretches from the Mediterranean coastline to the Saharan desert interior. The country has some of the finest and most diverse Roman sites, including Timgad and Djémila, both well-preserved and UNESCO-listed...

Western Civilization is forever indebted to the people of ancient Greece and Rome. Among the numerous contributions these societies made are in the fields of art, literature and philosophy; however, perhaps their greatest gift to future generations...