Classical Studies 2700A/B Lecture Notes - Barbegal Aqueduct And Mill, Piston Pump, Water Wheel
27 Jan 2014
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How to know if water has gone scanty, you have three channel supplies of water, so if one has gone off you can locate which one it is easily. In pompeii we have found houses with taps in them (it was basically turn water on and off) This palace in capri (near coast of sorrento, italy) had very high cliffs, where you walk along the edges, and elevation was very high, about 45-50ft higher than the town. The city of rome supplied italy with 200 million litres of water a day (through aqueducts) City have strong working fountains, but in rural areas and suburbs water can get cut out during the day. Spain aqueduct of segovia (tallest bridge romans ever built it gets to 160ft high, 52m) probably build by emperor trajan (first non-roman emperor) around 1st century ad. This water fed a system in through gard spain (world heritage site), which is a river.
