Rome's Tremendous Tunnel
The Ancient World's Longest Underground Aqueduct."Roman engineers chipped an aqueduct through more than 100 kilometers of stone to connect water to cities in the ancient province of Syria. The...
View ArticleBy: nebulawindphone
This is incredibly fucking cool. One question, though. First article sez: When the Romans weren't busy conquering their enemies, they loved to waste massive quantities of water, which gurgled and...
View ArticleBy: Sova
I'm impressed, but not surprised that it was possible. Eupalinos on Samos managed to create a 1km long tunnel over 500 years earlier, with as little, if not less technical knowledge. Likewise, similar...
View ArticleBy: Burhanistan
It still shocks me to see how ancient cultures embarked on projects that would span generations since nowadays we can't seem to plan more than a few years for most things.
View ArticleBy: absalom
jokeefe: Yeah, close, or at least in part, but actually just as likely to have been military labor. The thing is, with a professional army like the Romans have, you have to pay them - even when they're...
View ArticleBy: Kadin2048
This seems a little like harshing on folks in the early 20th century for their BIG UGLY REFRIGERATORS and their INEFFICIENTLY PRODUCED PENICILLIN. I'd rather have that drinking trough, however...
View ArticleBy: octothorpe
I suppose the most surprising thing is that they thought investing 120 years of manpower was a good use of time, especially when they could have, you know, just used less water. Yea, what kind of...
View ArticleBy: absalom
modern society is probably closer to unsustainability than the Romans ever were. Excellent point: after all, I'd say a huge amount of society's current water use (and waste) are from industrial and...
View ArticleBy: From Bklyn
modern society is probably closer to unsustainability than the Romans ever were. Not to mention the fact that there's about five+ billion more of us now than then. Seriously cool find/article.
View ArticleBy: Rhomboid
OT: The article currently at the top of neatorama about vasectomies in a recession is also fascinating.
View ArticleBy: Davenhill
I'm not totally up on the history here, but hasn't our use of water gotten more efficient? Yes. But for starters we probably have a different concept of waste. In many cases, a Roman aqueduct was...
View ArticleBy: Sova
I suppose the most surprising thing is that they thought investing 120 years of manpower was a good use of time, especially when they could have, you know, just used less water.Yea, what kind of...
View ArticleBy: MetaMonkey
It still shocks me to see how ancient cultures embarked on projects that would span generations since nowadays we can't seem to plan more than a few years for most things. Guess this sort of thing is...
View ArticleBy: Mitheral
"The Romans also believed running water was healthier and safer than stagnant water in reservoirs. " Actually true considering the wide spread use of lead in potable water systems. The less time the...
View ArticleBy: Burhanistan
Thank goodnesss much of humanity now obtains its drinking water from ultra-efficient combustion-engine driven trucks bearing water contained in HDPE bottles! Aqueducts built to stand the test of time...
View ArticleBy: homunculus
Whoops, the article says Hadrian visited the project in 129 B.C., but they must mean A.D. since Hadrian was emperor from 117-138 A.D. Colossal statue of the emperor Hadrian discovered
View ArticleBy: crapmatic
I refer you to Burro Schmidt Tunnel. This was ONE guy who built an 0.8 km tunnel with pickaxe and some explosives. Subtract explosives and add thousands of laborers, and a 94 km tunnel is certainly...
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