Aqueducts amaze me…you know the Romans cherished their access to water as a sign of a healthy functioning society because the aqueducts are some of the longest standing roman structures.
The Roman writer Frontinius noted (with characteristic Roman arrogance), “Just compare the vast array of indispensable structures carrying so much water with the idle pyramids [of the Egyptians], or the famous but useless monuments of the Greeks!” The Romans had their fair share of useless monuments, but their pride, above all, was the practical works of engineering - aqueducts, roads, bridges, sewers!
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