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Aqueduct
Aqueducts transport water from one place to another, achieving a regular and controlled supply to a place that would not otherwise receive sufficient quantities. Consequently, aqueducts met basic needs from antiquity onwards such as the irrigation...
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Pont del Diable Aqueduct, Tarraco
The Pont del Diable aqueduct, Tarraco (Tarragona), Spain. Also known as the Ferreres Bridge, it was built in the 1st century CE it is 217 m long and 27 m high.
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Gadhara Aqueduct, Jordan
The Roman-built Gadhara aqueduct, Jordan. 2nd century CE.
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Roman Engineering
The Romans are known for their remarkable engineering feats, be they roads, bridges, tunnels, or their impressive aqueducts. Their constructions, many of them still standing, are a testament to their superior engineering skills and ingenuity...
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Jerwan Aqueduct
These are the remains of the oldest known aqueduct in the world. The Jerwan Aqueduct was constructed by king Sennacherib I of Assyria between 703 and 690 BCE. It represents a great feat of Assyrian engineering. The aqueduct was transporting...
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Los Milagros Aqueduct, Mérida
A remaining section of the aqueduct built to supply water to the Roman colony of Emerita Augusta, today Mérida, Spain. It is thought to have been constructed during the 1st century CE, with a second phase of building (or renovations) around...
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Valens Aqueduct, Constantinople
A remaining section of the aqueduct built by Emperor Valens in the 4th century CE in Constantinople.
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Vitruvius
Marcus Vitruvius Pollio (c. 90 - c. 20 BCE), better known simply as Vitruvius, was a Roman military engineer and architect who wrote De Architectura (On Architecture), a treatise which combines the history of ancient architecture and engineering...
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Roman Science
The Romans assimilated earlier Greek science for their own purposes, evaluating and then accepting or rejecting that which was most useful, much as they did in other fields such as warfare, art, and theatre. This assimilation of Greek thought...
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Roman Architecture
Roman architecture continued the legacy left by Greek architects and the established architectural orders, especially the Corinthian. The Romans were also innovators and they combined new construction techniques and materials with creative...