Aqueducts were costly public works, and not all Roman cities necessarily required them. Some cities, such as Pompeii, had their water needs met by wells or public and private cisterns dug beneath ...

Roman aqueducts, built to carry water to cities, are probably the most famous ancient systems. There are over 200,000 miles of oil pipeline in the U.S. alone, along with natural gas pipelines ...

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An curved arrow pointing right. Peru's water wells near the city of Nazca are over 1,500 years old. Amazingly, most of these "Puquios" still work. Story and editing by Jeremy Dreyfuss Follow ...

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 ...

200,000,000: Gallons of water delivered daily by aqueducts Rome’s 11 aqueducts supplied water to the entire city, powering fountains, baths, and even the Cloaca Maxima, the world’s first ...

A MENTAL health charity has teamed up with a social enterprise cafe to help prevent suicides at Chirk and Pontcysyllte aqueducts. Wrexham-based Advance Brighter Futures (ABF), and social ...