Author: ezradharris
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Benefits of a Roman Aqueduct – History of Inventions – Lesson 27
Rome borrowed the idea of the aqueduct from the Etruscans and the Greeks, but the Romans perfected the idea. They perfected it by bringing lots of fresh clean, and consistent water to the city, it also benefited the sewage system because the aqueduct provided consistent water to flush the gross stuff out of the city,…
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What Roman Aqueducts Are – History of Inventions – Lesson 27
An aqueduct is a man-made channel that lets the water flow into the big cites. We use running water daily, and for an example, your shower will have running water when you turn it on or when you are using your faucet to wash your hands or to clean the dishes. The Romans didn’t invent…
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How Roman Bridges Were Built – History of Inventions – Lesson 26
Romans loved the shape of a circle because they thought the shape of a circle is the perfect shape. That is where the Romans got the inspiration for arches. The Romans got the love of the shape of a circle from the greeks who thought the circle was also a perfect shape next to a…
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Sundial Bridge Bike Trails
Yesterday Me, my Dad, and some of our friends from our church went to turtle bay park. The reason we were at turtle bay park is that we were going to go biking on the trails near turtle bay park. The first ride we did was pretty hard on the last part because it was…