Romans were definitely not the first to use a type of water delivery system, but they did however influence one of the things we take for granted, plumbing. The Romans had a very advanced water supply system, in fact, the most advanced until the 19th century. The aqueducts supplied water to many water ducts such as public fountains. Public fountains were available for citizens to fetch water in buckets for homely purposes. Lead pipes were used to transport water to private houses using gravity. Lead pipes were later believed to be a contributing cause to the decline of the Roman empire. Today, we have adapted to the idea of plumbing and transporting water long distance like the Romans did. The picture above shows Roman lead pipes leading to the Roman baths.
Works Cited:
The Eyewitness Book: Ancient Rome supplied me with this information.
James, Simon. Ancient Rome. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1990. Print.
The picture was found on Wikipedia Commons.
Digital image. Wikipedia Commons. Wikipedia Commons, 5 Apr. 2009. Web. 20 Oct. 2009. .
Beverley
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