Quote from another blog: "The importance of the ancient Roman aqueducts cannot be emphasised enough. The final destruction Rome occurred in 537 AD during a siege on Rome by the Goths. The aqueducts which supplied Rome with water were destroyed. The people of Rome could not survive without water and the population of Rome fell by 90%."
Roman aqueducts can be found not only in Italy but almost everywhere in Europe, like Spain and Portugal. Even Greek islands like Lesbos.
The story of a couple PEPLUM films revolved around aquaducts, including PONTIUS PILATE.
This website is a database of sorts of aqueducts : link
Aqueduct in Vanvitelli
In Segovia, Spain
In Tomar, Portugal
From PONTIUS PILATE
The number of aqueducts that can be found on the Greek island of Lesbos
This is a nice article about how the system worked and what they look like. Well-chosen photos, as well. I'll never see one up close while I live, so this is almost as good.
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