Rome’s aqueducts delivered roughly 1.5 million cubic yards of water per day—about 200 gallons per person. Its water network supplied 11 grand-scale baths, as well as the 900 or so public baths ...

Sometimes they would dig down to the water table and build an underground tunnel to begin the aqueduct. Aicher and Roman bath scholar Garrett Fagan explore aqueduct tunnels, a major feature of ...

For centuries throughout the height of the Roman era, aristocrats and other wealthy elites built opulent beachside villas up ...

Rome’s 11 aqueducts, some extending for more than 50 miles, transported enough water to feed the city’s 591 public fountains, as well as countless private residences. However, experts have ...

Wherever the empire spread, the Romans built baths for steaming, cleaning, massage and socialising. The Roman aqueducts fed baths in the capital itself and these were on the grandest scale.

Wherever the empire spread, the Romans built baths for steaming, cleaning, massage and socialising. The Roman aqueducts fed baths in the capital itself and these were on the grandest scale.

Your job: to build an aqueduct that will supply the Roman city of Aqueductis with clean water to private homes, public baths and glorious fountains. Succeed, and citizens of Aqueductis will drink ...

The Aqua Marcia was the longest of Rome’s aqueducts, running nearly 60 miles from its source in the countryside to the heart of the city. It was built between 144 and 140 B.C. by Julius Caesar ...

A system of aqueducts supplied Rome with millions of gallons of water ... sometimes using water from bath houses to flush them. This ensured waste was carried away from where people lived and ...