Roman Architecture

Architecture is one of the many things the Romans are known for today. Their aqueducts were one of the very amazing things they created. The Greeks also had a great impact on the Roman arts (Boardman, Griffin, Murray 414).


The Roman Aqueduct was very important to Rome. They provided the city with the needed water. these were very important to the city of Rome, and served for a number of purposes.


The aqueducts were used for transporting water from rivers and into the cities of Rome.During Augustus' reign ( Augustus was Octavian before he called himself Augustus(Grolier25) the aqueducts of Rome were fixed. The aqueducts were used for utilizing clean drinking water. Since the towns people who drank the river water would die or become ill from the sewage which drained into them.


Aqueducts were and are very important today. Yes, the aqueducts of Rome are still used today for acquiring clean drinking water. In fact they still use the aqueducts the Ancient Romans used. The water is taken from a place East from Rome, the Alban Hills. As you can see the aqueducts were very important.


The Romans are very well known for their architecture. The aqueducts were one of their great accomplishments, and are still used today.


Boardman, John, Jasper Griffin, and Oswyn Murray. The Oxford History of the Roman World. Oxford: Great Clarendon Street, 1986-88.


Grolier. The Classical Age 500BC-500AD: Timelines of History Volume 2. Sherman Turnpike: Danbury, Connecticut, 2005.