Aqueduct

About Aqueduct:

• An aqueduct is a watercourse constructed to carry water from a source to a distribution point far away.
• The term aqueduct comes from words meaning "to lead water" in Latin.
• In modern engineering, the term aqueduct is used for any system of pipes, ditches, canals, tunnels, and other structures used for this purpose.
• The term aqueduct also often refers specifically to a bridge carrying an artificial watercourse.
• The earliest aqueducts were also used to transport water for irrigation.
• Aqueducts were used in ancient India, Persia, Assyria, and Egypt as early as 700 BCE.
• The Romans, however, are regarded as the most famous ancient aqueduct builders.
  • Between 312 BCE and 230 CE, the most complex and efficient ancient system of aqueducts was built to supply the city of Rome with water.
• Aqueducts have been important particularly for the development of areas with limited direct access to fresh water sources.