elax, and socialize. These were located generally on the outskirts of the towns. The most famous one though, is at Bath in present day Britain. These baths were fed by Roman conduits. Baths were generally 8 meters in depth, as was the one at Bath. These baths brought prosperity to many Roman settlements, for the waters were thought to have medical properties. All peoples used these facilities. Recently some have been uncovered and it turns out that the waters are contaminated by bacteria (Cornell and Matthews 139).The Romans were masterful builders of aqueducts. An aqueduct is defined as an artificial channel through which water is conducted to the place where it is used. Some aqueducts are tunnels dug through the earth. Others are channels of water forced through suspended structures. Rome was one of the only ancient cities that was readily supplied with water. In the year AD 97, a ninth aqueduct was added to bring water to Rome. These nine aqueducts brought 85 million gallons of water a day to Rome from mountain springs. Five more aqueducts were added later (Cornell and Matthews 130). Over 200 cities in the Roman Empire had aqueducts. One of these aqueducts was the Aqua Claudia which was constructed from AD 38 to AD 50. It was begun by Caligula and finished by Claudius. It carried water to Rome for a distance of 68 kilometers (Cornell and Matthews 127).One of the most famous Roman aqueducts is the one at Segovia in present day Spain. It brought water to Segovia from a source 16 kilometers away. This aqueduct in particular had the full cooperation of the citizens of this town. Another famous aqueduct is the one over the River Gard that delivered water to Nimes from a source near Uzes. The accuracy of the engineering of this aqueduct is very impressive. The water dropped only 17 meters over a distance of 50 kilometers, the length of the aqueduct (Cornell and Matthews 127). When aqueducts arrive at cities the wate...
