Why Did Rome Use Aqueducts

An aqueduct is an artificial channel for conveying water, typically in the form of a bridge. Aqueducts transported water from natural sources into cities and towns. Romans proved to be ahead of their time with the formation of aqueducts. Roman techniques to collect, store, and channel water over huge distances remained unmatched and some of their ideas are still used today. Romans used the water obtained from aqueducts for drinking water and as a water supply for public baths. Although the most sophisticated when it came to water systems, Romans were not the first to create a water system. The Sumerians from Mesopotamia built levees around the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers to keep from flooding. They then built canals to channel river water