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Aqueducts and Cloaca Maxima

Aqueducts and Cloaca Maxima. By Mitch Elliott. What Are Aqueducts?. Romans built Aqueducts to bring a constant flow of water into the city. Why do they need them in Rome? Although located near the Tiber R iver, the water was not safe to drink.

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Aqueducts and Cloaca Maxima

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  1. Aqueducts and Cloaca Maxima By Mitch Elliott

  2. What Are Aqueducts? • Romans built Aqueducts to bring a constant flow of water into the city. • Why do they need them in Rome? • Although located near the Tiber River, the water was not safe to drink. • They were first built because not enough water was being supplied from springs, rain and wells. Preventing population growth. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_aqueduct

  3. Aqueducts Still Used Today http://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/green-science/la-ancient-rome2.htm http://kids.britannica.com/elementary/art-87116/Early-aqueducts-had-to-rely-on-the-force-of-gravity

  4. Where were the Aqueducts? https://eee.uci.edu/clients/bjbecker/SpinningWeb/week2c.html

  5. Cloaca Maxima • Name literally means greatest sewer • Cloaca Maxima was a large sewer system in Rome • Built around 600 BC by King Tarquinius • Took much of the sewage of Rome out of the city http://www.iloverome.net/rome-history-the-roman-forum/

  6. Cloaca Maxima In Rome

  7. Bibliography • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloaca_Maxima • http://www.livius.org/ro-rz/rome/rome_cloaca.html • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_aqueduct • http://www.unrv.com/culture/roman-aqueducts.php

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