Ancient Roman Aqueducts

Ancient Rome is celebrated for its numerous advancements in architecture, government, and in the field of engineering. A major advancement made within Roman architecture was the Roman aqueducts. Ancient Roman aqueducts stretched over miles of terrain due in part to the utilization of the arched design. Along with these arched designs the use of an inverted siphon allowed for water to climb uphill. The inverted siphon used the pressure of the water and the gaining momentum due to gravity to climb upwards. There were up to fourteen aqueducts created that stretched close to 265 miles, and supplied the Roman people with around fifty gallons of water daily. With the arched design and inverted siphon the aqueducts were able to supply towns with water