Some Roman aqueducts slope just a foot or two per mile, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. And while their stunning, arched stone architecture may have made aqueducts famous, the vast majority ...

Remnants of Roman aqueducts can still be found in Spain, France, Turkey, Greece, and North Africa, the most famous aqueduct being the Pont du Gard. However, it’s worth noting that earlier ...

most mysterious examples of ancient water infrastructure in the Roman world. Rome's famous aqueducts supplied water for baths, drinking, public fountains and more. Built during a period of about ...

Hailed by Pliny the Elder as “the most famous of all waters in ... the stone arcades of aqueducts are a central feature of a classical Roman landscape that has appeared in iconic Italian films ...

The aqueduct was found on the grounds of the Rusovce Mansion. University of Trnava During a recent excavation on the grounds of a mansion in Slovakia, researchers discovered something remarkable ...

Ancient Roman concrete is a global fascination. Remarkably, the Pantheon—Rome’s unreinforced concrete dome, dedicated in 128 A.D.—still stands to this day, and aqueducts from the same period ...