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The Arch
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Gate of Mazaeus,
Ephesus
The Arch
Stadium Entrance, Olympia
(4th Century BC)
The Arch
Temple of Hadrian, Ephesus
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The Arch:
Cut-Stone Vaulting
Theater at Miletus
Stadium at Perge
Concrete Vaulting
Concrete Vaulting
Roman Aqueduct
An enclosed channel
carrying water on a
steady downhill
gradient from a
source to a city.
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public fountains,
latrines, and private
residences.
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Aqueduct Channel
Aqueduct Structures
Substructio
Aquifer
Settling Basin
Channel at Grade
Aqueduct Structures
Aqueduct Bridge
Tunnel
Aqueduct Structures
Inverted Siphon
Arcade
Hydraulic Gradient
Header
Tank
Venter Bridge
Receiving
Tank
City Wall
Castellum
Divisorium
Degirmendere Aqueduct
(2nd Century AD)
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Length: 23 miles
Elevation change: 144 feet
Average gradient: 0.1%
Incorporates:
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3 sources
22 bridges
2 inverted siphons
4 tunnels
A masterpiece of
surveying and construction
quality control
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Users
Calix
Continuous flow
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Water Valves
National Archeological Museum,
Naples
Cutaway View
Drainage Systems
Ostia Antica
Roman Baths
Baths of Varius, Ephesus
Hot Rooms
Tepidarium
Palaestra
Apodyteria
Frigidarium
Natatio
Palaestra
Apodyteria
Foundations
Underground Infrastructure
Furnaces
Service
Galleries
Roof
Drains
Drains
Maintenance
Passages
The Hypocaust
Hypocaust at Ephesus
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