Science & Tech · Science & Environment · 13 hrs ago
Roman aqueducts used siphons and lifting devices to move water uphill
Roman aqueducts carried water to cities, usually by letting gravity move it gradually downhill.
Some routes had uphill sections, including the aqueduct at Aspendos in what is now Turkey.
Romans used more than one method to get water past these rises.
These included siphons and water-lifting devices.
The usual downhill flow alone could not explain how water crossed those sections.
The methods helped aqueducts bring water to places along routes with changing terrain.
The available information does not specify how each method worked or what happened next.
Roman aqueducts generally used gravity to carry water gradually down to cities.
Some aqueducts had sections where water needed to travel uphill.
The aqueduct at Aspendos in Turkey is one example.
Romans used siphons and various water-lifting devices to move water uphill.
- Who
- The ancient Romans.
- What
- They used siphons and water-lifting devices to move water uphill in some aqueduct sections.
- When
- Not stated.
- Where
- At Roman aqueducts, including the one at Aspendos in Turkey.
- Why
- Some aqueduct sections had to carry water uphill.
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- Example aqueduct
- Aspendos, Turkey
- Usual water movement
- Gravity carried water gradually down to cities
- Methods for uphill sections
- Siphons and various water-lifting devices
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