Booming populations such as Rome’s—thought to have reached one million in the first century A.D.—needed an entire system of aqueducts not only for drinking water but also for supplying ...

Water from other aqueducts would come in muddy. Frontinus tells us of an aqueduct that tapped a lake north of Rome. He says it was a real stinker. Aqueduct water was exposed to air and that helped ...

Archaeologists have discovered one of the longest and most studied aqueducts in the country is ... of Roman life in the Dorset town, supplying water for its public baths, fountains and wealthy ...

Some of Baroque Rome’s most cherished monuments are display fountains celebrating the newly restored aqueducts that once again brought spring water to Rome. Roberto Salomone for The New York ...

This body of water was used to supply aqueducts in Rome, and it was a main channel to trade travertine in the city. Along the Aniene River, you'll weather some exciting rapids, adding a little ...

We asked Aicher, author of "Guide to the Aqueducts of Ancient Rome," about the Romans' sophisticated water distribution system, including its elegant aqueducts. Here's what he told us: NOVA ...