ancient aqueducts
Old stone channels
Ancient aqueducts are water channels built by early civilizations to transport water from distant sources to cities and farms.
The Romans were famous for their aqueducts, some of which still stand as monuments to engineering skill.
The phrase evokes both technological achievement and antiquity: The ancient aqueducts of Rome supplied a million people with fresh water.
- stone archesCurved masonry structures
- archesWeight-bearing curved spans
- running waterPlumbed household flow
- Roman EmpireAncient state from Augustus onward
- Roman roadsAncient empire's highway network
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- LyonLyon, confluence, Rhone River, Rhone, Festival of Lights
- tunnelstunnel exit, portal, bore, TBM, tunnel boring