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Aquaeduct ū s. Some kid. Named amanda minervini. ……Aqueduct?. aq·ue·duct (āk'wĭ-dŭkt') n. A pipe or channel designed to transport water from a remote source, usually by gravity. Stuff about aqueducts. Rome had eleven major aqueducts
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Aquaeductūs. Some kid. Named amanda minervini
……Aqueduct? • aq·ue·duct • (āk'wĭ-dŭkt')n. • A pipe or channel designed to transport water • from a remote source, usually by gravity.
Stuff about aqueducts • Rome had eleven major aqueducts • The longest aqueduct was 59 miles long • They were built throughout 312 B.C.-226 A.D. • They were mainly associated with Romans but those weren’t the only people who used them.
Uhmm…yeah so. • The Egyptians and Harappans also built aqueducts for waterway systems. • In the7th century, BC, Assyrians built an aqueduct of limestone about 30 feet tall and 900 feet long. • It ran for about 5 miles.
List of Aqueducts • Italy- Aqua Augustus • France- The Pont du Gard • Greece-Nicopolis • Republic of Macedonia- Skopje Aqueduct • Turkey- Istanbul, Valens Aqueduct
What stuff looks like Skopje Aqueduct Valens Aqueduct The Pont du Gard