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They served an important logistic and social function, located in the most strategic places to relieve the thirst of the people walking by, supplied by the local aquaduct. (pic thru @wrathofgnon)
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Romans built their aquaducts with a slope of 0,00034%, which is 34 cm/Km.
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Derivation box with valves, valve, part of pneumatic pump.
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I would avoid at all cost to drink the tap water in the municipalities of Ercolano, S.Giorgio a Cremano, Torre del Greco, Portici (not to talk about some other values…).
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Interesting study on the water supply in Pompeii: tinyurl.com/y58v5ow8
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Polemics around aesthetics, algae and consumption put an end to it.
And this dude
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…so, this was my first thread, I hope you found it informative. Thanks for reading!
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