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Longest ancient underground aqueduct found

By T.K. Randall
March 15, 2009 · Comment icon 7 comments

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A vast underground canal system built by the ancient Romans has been found that runs through over 100 kilometers of stone. It is believed the monumental task of digging out the network of tunnels would have taken 100 years to complete, would have moved over 600,000 cubic meters of stone and leads to a now dried-up ancient swamp in Syria.
Roman engineers chipped an aqueduct through more than 100 kilometers of stone to connect water to cities in the ancient province of Syria. The monumental effort took more than a century, says the German researcher who discovered it. When the Romans weren't busy conquering their enemies, they loved to waste massive quantities of water, which gurgled and bubbled throughout their cities."


Source: Speigel On-line | Comments (7)




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Comment icon #1 Posted by PinkBlackJackII 15 years ago
Oh, my ... now, that's interesting.
Comment icon #2 Posted by Samuronin 15 years ago
WOW, a 100 kilometer water pipe lol, yeah it is interesting
Comment icon #3 Posted by Armenian Barbie 15 years ago
WOW, a 100 kilometer water pipe lol, yeah it is interesting It's not the 100 kilometer pipe that I found interesting, rather the entire story behind it ... if you actually read it.
Comment icon #4 Posted by Samuronin 15 years ago
Okat then..
Comment icon #5 Posted by Samuronin 15 years ago
Ooops I meant "Okay"
Comment icon #6 Posted by Adi2K 15 years ago
Those old-school plumbers sure knew their stuff... I sure hope they had a sense of direction, not that they ended up in China or something.
Comment icon #7 Posted by :PsYKoTiC:BeHAvIoR: 15 years ago
Those old-school plumbers sure knew their stuff... Oh definitely. When Pompeii was unearthed, most of the city's homes had plumbing. However, is it a genuine idea from the Romans or taken from the Greek?


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