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Aquaeductus est

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Aqueducts were perhaps the greatest achievement of Roman engineers, since they supplied water to the masses, and increased hygiene for all Roman citizens. Aqueducts were constructed as public works throughout the Roman Empire, but the greatest and most plentiful brought their water into Rome. Some people wonder why many European civilizations in the Middle Ages, after the Roman Empire, but this project highlights the level of planning and engineering that had to go into the aqueducts.

We chose to base our blueprints (seen above) on the Aqua Claudia, one of Rome’s most ambitious projects. Our blueprints show the basic dimensions of the Aqua Claudia, as well as the facts and uses for these parts. Some interesting things were the use of siphons. Romans would typically use taller bridges over valleys whenever possible, however it was not always possible with the mountainous regions of Italy. Siphons are still used today; they work by using pressure and gravity, as well as sealed pipes to keep the pressure, to push the water up the other side of the valley. A simple description of the siphon and how it works, but if you are still confused there’s more information here.

In conclusion, Roman aqueducts, and the Aqua Claudia in particular, were breathtaking public works and incredible feats of engineering for the time of Rome. They greatly improved Roman health, quality of life and the beauty and riches of Rome.

Ballista!

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My cultural project was on the roman ballista. Though there were many variations of the ballista, most of which invented after the fall of Rome, and the first of wihich coming before the rise of Rome, ballista were still an essential part of Roman warfare and were first spread through Europe by the Romans. Before the Romans the ballista was purely a siege tool used mainly in Greece and some parts of Italy. The romans didn’t just spread the ballista around Europe, they also made many modifications to it some variations of which lasted until the 7th century before they were fazed out due to the rise of stone walls. These ballista were rarely simple as a concept, similiar to a giant crossbow, but could be used to far greater effect if put in the right hands. Though even variations created after the Romans were used less in favor of catapults and trebuches, the idea of the ballista was similiar to that of modern artillery, albeit with different propulsion mechanisms as well as materials. The ballista was a very important discovery without which it would have been near impossible for Rome to expand either as much as it did, or as far as it did.

The Technological Wonder of Aqueducts

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Whenever you get a glass of water you usually never think where it came from and how it got to your house. It feels like there is no effort involved, you turn a handle and boom water. Now think how the Romans got water without the technology we have available today. The Roman’s designed a way to get water from water sources and travel miles all the way to a city.

Aqueducts were one of the greatest technological achievements during the Roman Empire. It supplied water to the masses and helped the hygiene of the common people by supplying the water to baths and personal homes. Roman aqueducts could span miles so they had to have about a .002 degrees decline for the water to flow. When trying to tackle hills and mountains the Romans built tunnels that required a huge amoun of resources and manpower. When the Romans ran into valleys when building their aqueducts they used bridges if it was small enough, but when the valley was too large they would use siphons.

When creating our product we initially wanted to design something on paper for an aqueduct. Me and my partner decided to create sort of blueprints for a certain aqueduct to make it unique, the Aqua Claudia. We used the information online to map the aqueduct out and use the correct dimensions. We designed three “blueprints. One which showed the siphons and the viewing holes and tunnels for aqueducts. Another showed the side and front view for the Aqua Claudia, and the final showed a map of the whole length of the Aqua Claudia and In the city of Rome.

Works Cited:

“Aqua Claudia.” Roman Aqueducts: Rome Aqua Appia (Italy), www.romanaqueducts.info/aquasite/romaclaudia/index.html.

Vaccarella, Luigi, et al. “Aqueducts: Quenching Rome’s Thirst.” National Geographic, 15 Nov. 2016, www.nationalgeographic.com/archaeology-and-history/magazine/2016/11-12/roman-aqueducts-engineering-innovation/.

“Ancient Roman Aqueducts – Crystalinks.” Indian Language – Sanskrit – Crystalinks, www.crystalinks.com/romeaqueducts.html.

“Aqua Clopedia: a Picture Dictionary of Roman Aqueducts: Hygiene and Health.” Roman Aqueducts: Rome Aqua Appia (Italy), www.romanaqueducts.info/picturedictionary/pd_onderwerpen/hygieneandhealth.htm.