When leaders planned services for their citizens, that impressed the world.

#Aqueducts

Aqueduct from above into the distance

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arches of an aqueduct

Today marks #WorldWaterDay, highlighting the importance of clean water. #Romans were well aware of the importance of clean water & constructed #aqueducts to supply towns & cities from springs.

Water conduit, Tarragona Aqueduct, Spain. It would have been slab-topped, not open.

#PuertoRico #Aqueducts

A closeup of the Pont du Gard aqueduct, in southern France.

Random photo of the day: Pont.

#photography #random #photooftheday #POTD #dailyphoto #OttawaPhotographer #travel #France #PontduGard #history #Roman #aqueducts #bridges #arches #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography

Roman Water Systems and Public Hygiene: How Infrastructure Sustained the Empire Long before modern plumbing, ancient Rome had developed an advanced water and sanitation system that set it apart from most of the world. Starting in 312 B.C. with the construction of the Aqua Appia, Romans brought clean water from distant springs into the city through underground aqueducts, eventually building a network of eleven major aqueducts delivering over a million cubic meters of water daily. This water supplied public fountains, private homes, baths, and gardens, creating a continuous flow system rather than mere storage. The distribution was carefully managed, with the curator aquarum overseeing allocation and addressing issues such as illegal diversions and theft by wealthy citizens. Public baths, numbering over nine hundred by the fourth century, were centers of hygiene, socializing, and leisure, highlighting the cultural importance of water. Equally vital was the Cloaca Maxima, a massive sewer system that drained rainwater, domestic waste, and bath water, making the city livable. While much of the waste still ended up in the Tiber, the sewer system prevented streets from becoming unbearable and enforced legal accountability for careless disposal. Roman leaders also used water infrastructure as political propaganda, showcasing aqueducts as monuments of imperial generosity. The sophisticated urban engineering of Rome not only supported its population but also played a crucial role in maintaining its power and public health for centuries.

Roman Water Systems and Public Hygiene: How Infrastructure Sustained the Empire

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Seems like many think history started with the #RomanEmpire.
Look, they built #aqueducts!

The #Persians (now #Iranians) built aqueducts 3,300 yeas BEFORE the Romans, (underground to reduce evaporation and gravity powered)

So let's get some true perspective here.
#Iran #History

The Public Baths of Ancient Pompeii Were Actually Pretty Gross—Until the Romans Built an Aqueduct Hygienic conditions were poor in the city's older bathing facilities, a new study reveals. The analysis sheds light on Pompeii's water systems and residents' bathing habits

The Public Baths of Ancient Pompeii Were Actually Pretty Gross—Until the Romans Built an Aqueduct: Hygienic conditions were poor in the city's older bathing facilities, a new study reveals. The analysis sheds light on Pompeii's… @SmithsonianMag #Pompeii #AncientRome #PublicBaths #Aqueducts #History

Why sncient #Roman structures, from #aqueducts to #Pantheon, stood for c…

Why sncient #Roman structures, from #aqueducts to #Pantheon, stood for c…

Why sncient #Roman structures, from #aqueducts to #Pantheon, stood for c…

Why sncient #Roman structures, from #aqueducts to #Pantheon, stood for c…

Acueducto de Xochimilco in Oaxaca, Mexico From Morelia to Querétaro and the UNESCO World Heritage Site of the Acueducto Padre Tembleque, aqueducts are a common feature of colonial architecture in Mexico. It is also known that the Aztec/Mexica people built aqueducts to supply cities like Tenochtitlán (now Mexico City) with water, although little remains of these. As such, the arched remains of this infrastructure can be found throughout the country. In the city of Oaxaca, capital of the eponymous state, the aqueduct began being built in 1722 and it used to run from the water source in the town of San Felipe, to the Carmen Alto church close to the center of the city, which made it known as the Acueducto de San Felipe. The name of Oaxaca at the time was Antequera, nicknamed "Green" for its city center being built out of a characteristically green-hued cantera stone, much like the aqueduct itself. Following expansion and diversion works, water would run through it until the early 20th century. Some of the tallest arches of the aqueduct are found in the northern neighborhood of Xochimilco, where they tower over a waterfall formed at the confluence of the Río Blanco and San Felipe rivers. Given its strong presence in the area, it is not uncommon to see the entire work referred to nowadays as the Acueducto de Xochimilco. In this waterfall area, the arches are the centerpiece of a park known as Plaza de la Hermandad (Brotherhood Plaza), even if their pillars are covered in graffiti. Further south, closer to the city's historic center, the lower arches are more clearly incorporated into its modern urbanism, as some have been turned into shrines, storage areas and even entryways to private properties. Seeing the remains of this aqueduct become relatively abandoned is a stark reminder of the precarious hydrological situation in the city. Whilst Oaxaca may have once been provided with water by such an impressive work, it is now known for periods of water scarcity. Several rivers run through the city, although the major ones are all in trouble, the Río Jalatlaco is now fully intubated, while the Salado and Atoyac Rivers are often considered among the country's most polluted urban waterways.

A colour photograph in portrait format. It shows a side view of a grand aqueduct that carries a canal over a river. Built in Georgian style with beautiful stone and decorated with balustrades and fine stonework. In the background are views of distant hills.

Lune Valley Aqueduct, September 2025
A view of this great canal #aqueduct crossing the River Lune near #Lancaster. Constructed in 1797. Lovely walks nearby, too.
#Scape #landscapephotography #rivers #canals #aqueducts #Lancashire #countryparks

A black and white photograph in portrait format. It shows the outer side of a brick built aqueduct on tall piers. It was created for canal boats to cross the wooded valley seen here. You can also walk across!

Pontcysyllte Aqueduct, near Wrexham from 2024
A canal bridge high in the sky, a wonder and marvel of engineering being completed in 1805. Not a bit scary to walk across 😬
#Scape #ColorADay #BWFri #ClassicMono #landscapephotography #bridges #aqueducts #Wrexham #Wales

Boat travels along the canal on the Edstone aqueduct

The Edstone aqueduct on the Stratford canal

Edstone aqueduct on the Stratford Canal #Canals #Aqueducts

Roman aqueducts #rome #roma #italy #aqueducts

Aqueducts in the wild and stories https://rjhuneke.com/aqueducts-in-the-wild-and-stories/ #writing #art #aqueducts #portugal

Aqueducts in the wild and stories https://rjhuneke.com/aqueducts-in-the-wild-and-stories/ #writing #art #aqueducts #portugal

Aqueducts in the wild and stories https://rjhuneke.com/aqueducts-in-the-wild-and-stories/ #writing #art #aqueducts #portugal

#NISAR’s continuous monitoring is equally valuable for tracking changes in #levees, #dams, and #aqueducts"
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Roman aqueducts are shown from left to mid-ground center perspective. A grey sky fills the top to mid right hand side. Bottom right shows a street with tiny people on it.

A Roman aqueduct is shown from below looking up. There are arches. A female stands next to the center column.

With the conference at the Universidad de Córdoba done, Keren Freidenreich sends us some pictures of Roman aqueducts from the 1st century in Segovia!!!

#segovia #aqueducts #Aqueduct #Spain #RomanSpain #ashlar #ClassicsGC #HumanitiesGC #ancientarchitecture @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social

Watching all the #news, I can't help but feel #History at work: all these #fires remind me of "Nero playing his harp watching #Rome burn", while #droughts remind me that the #RomanEmpire fell once its #Aqueducts broke down.

It's eerie and surreal.

Vocabulary Of The Roman Surveyors
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@dubouchet Thanks to the Greeks! #aqueducts #democracy #demoqueducts #aquacracy