Ancient Rome's Public Work systems
The Roman Aqueduct
Roman Aqueduct
One of the ancient worlds greatest achievement was the Roman Aqueduct, the Roman aqueduct was a highly advanced water system, with indoor plumbing, invented by the romans. The Roman Aqueduct was a system of a constant flow of water, carrying water in and out of the city. This system also included a sewer system that carried away the diseases from the population. Before the Roman Aqueduct people suffered from malaria, famine, typhus, and fleas because of the muddy diseased water. The Roman Aqueduct is about 260 miles long, but only about 30 is visible, the rest is underground. The Roman aqueduct provided water for water fountains, baths, and villas. The creation of the Roman Aqueduct was successful in making Rome a much healthier, less diseased civilization and more technologically advanced.
Via Appia
Via Appia
By the 4th century BC Rome controlled most of central Italy, so engineers were asked to create a transportation infrastructure that would connect the expanding empire. Before 312 BC, roads did not exist in Rome. Before roads existed there were two types of transportation,
1) Through the countryside, walking or horseback riding
2) There was travel by ship.
In 312 B.C the Via Appia was built, the Via Appia was Rome's first national highway. The Via Appia was 132 miles long stretching from Rome's capital to the southern provence of Campania. Being able to construct 2 points in a straight line was extremely hard, so the Roman's relied on a tool called a Gromman, which, is a pole that stood in the ground with a cross on top that you could sight though, to line up two points in a straight line. The Romans weren't able to create curved turns so all of the roads were dead straight,and when there was a turn it was a basically 90 degree turn. A challenge that the Romans faced were running into the mountains and valleys, when they did run into a mountain they had to cut through it, in order to continue the straight road. The construction of the road consisted of many steps, including, Clearing the path for the road, digging the trench, filling the trench with sand and boulders to form a solid foundation, next went a layer of gravel compacted with clay or Mordor. The surface was a layer of thick paving stones, angled a certain way, allowing for water to flow off the sides. The Via Appia was an extremely successful development for the Roman civilization.
1) Through the countryside, walking or horseback riding
2) There was travel by ship.
In 312 B.C the Via Appia was built, the Via Appia was Rome's first national highway. The Via Appia was 132 miles long stretching from Rome's capital to the southern provence of Campania. Being able to construct 2 points in a straight line was extremely hard, so the Roman's relied on a tool called a Gromman, which, is a pole that stood in the ground with a cross on top that you could sight though, to line up two points in a straight line. The Romans weren't able to create curved turns so all of the roads were dead straight,and when there was a turn it was a basically 90 degree turn. A challenge that the Romans faced were running into the mountains and valleys, when they did run into a mountain they had to cut through it, in order to continue the straight road. The construction of the road consisted of many steps, including, Clearing the path for the road, digging the trench, filling the trench with sand and boulders to form a solid foundation, next went a layer of gravel compacted with clay or Mordor. The surface was a layer of thick paving stones, angled a certain way, allowing for water to flow off the sides. The Via Appia was an extremely successful development for the Roman civilization.
Cloaca Maxima
Cloaca Maxima
The Cloaca Maxima was an extensive sewer system, which still worked 125 years after construction. The Cloaca Maxima flushed run off from Rome's city streets to the Tiber River. Engineers also used the sewers underground pipeline to drain the marsh between Rome's villages. The creation of the Cloaca Maxima was a turning point for Rome, and a development from a bunch of tribes to a unified cultural civilization. The Cloaca Maxima really helped strengthen the Rome Civilization, making it more successful.