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minus-squarejaybone@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down2·1 day agoBy why did they even need one here though?
minus-squarewischilinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·edit-21 day agoBecause it’s simpler to build siphons through large valleys instead of 100 meter high 10 kilometer long aqueducts.
minus-squareDonjuanme@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·23 hours agoBut you have to keep water pressure throughout the length of that tube, how did they do that with their materials?
minus-squaretylerlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 day agoValley was too deep for the aqueduct but they didn’t want to make the drawing taller just for that
minus-squareKlear@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·14 hours agoRomans were notoriously averse to making drawings taller.
minus-squareKillerTofu@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 day agoFor demonstration purposes only.
By why did they even need one here though?
Because it’s simpler to build siphons through large valleys instead of 100 meter high 10 kilometer long aqueducts.
But you have to keep water pressure throughout the length of that tube, how did they do that with their materials?
Valley was too deep for the aqueduct but they didn’t want to make the drawing taller just for that
Romans were notoriously averse to making drawings taller.
For demonstration purposes only.