Aqueducts were costly public works, and not all Roman cities necessarily required them. Some cities, such as Pompeii, had their water needs met by wells or public and private cisterns dug beneath ...

When the aqueduct must flow higher than about five feet, Roman engineers should use an arcade rather than a wall. The arched arcades require less material than walls and don't interfere with the ...

Archaeologists excavating the grounds of Rusovce Chateau, a neo-Gothic landmark in Bratislava, have uncovered a Roman aqueduct: an astonishing find that sheds new light on the site’s ancient past. The ...

Archaeologists at Bournemouth University have uncovered new details about the Roman aqueduct near Dorchester, revealing it was two kilometers longer than previously thought. The aqueduct is one of ...

Aqueducts showed the importance Romans placed on cleanliness and hygiene. The design and construction of these structures illustrated an advanced level of engineering knowledge. Roman toilets had ...

Officials are tapping European Union money to help restore access to Hadrian's Aqueduct, a 24-kilometer (15-mile) underground channel named after the Roman emperor who funded its construction in ...

ROME: A surge of rainwater into a Roman aqueduct brought muddy water spilling into the Italian capital’s iconic — and newly cleaned — fountain in Piazza Navona, city authorities said on ...