How did Roman Aqueducts work?
Channel: Ancient Rome Live
Date: 2023-02-16

Everything you've wanted to know about Roman aqueducts.   How they functioned.  What they were used for in Roman cities.   Exclusive access into aqueducts channels in Rome and throughout the Empire.  

0:00 Introduction
0:36 Initial water sources for Rome
0:53 Aqua Appia
1:08 Gravity flow system
2:11 11 Aqueducts of Rome
2:32 Ancient literary sources: Vitruvius and Frontinus
2:57 Water sources for aqueducts
3:24 Establishing the slope of the aqueduct channel
4:01 Equipment used in surveying
5:00 The water channel: specus
6:00 Porta Maggiore
6:53 Castellum aquae 
8:00 Lead pipes
8:28 Water flow rates: quinaria 
9:26 Spring water deposited calcium inside the water channels
10:32 What were aqueducts used for?
12:47 Famous imperial aqueducts in the Empire

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