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312 BCE
First one created/innovated
The first ever Roman aqueduct was built for the city of Rome, it was created by censor Appia Claudius Caecus, giving the name of the aqueduct, Aqua Appia, it was built and operational in 312 BC.It was very basic and not really advanced yet and the system did not have much piping/channels, because it was only capable of conveying the water from the body of the water to the specific place, it didn't have much connections and sub-branching piping routes. -
312 BCE
The technique used to build the first few Roman aqueducts
They would build their aqueducts as masonry canals, the different sections were rectangular, and a vault or stone slabs usually would cover it.The aqueducts were built with many different distant openings at each regular section to provide a way to facilitate maintenance and inspection of the aqueducts.The Aqua Appia the system and the different components/sections was built nearly entirely underground, this technique was inherited from the Etruscan era. -
Period: 312 BCE to
Roman Aqueduct Evolution
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Period: 140 BCE to 50
larger and better
The Romans developed and designed much more massive, better and advanced Roman aqueducts and aqueduct systems/components for that era, so it can do everything much better than the previous aqueducts (Quicker, efficient, etc.), and this also affected the sewage systems and the piping and channel system because it expanded the network making piping much more accessible to more people/places and it made the sewage system and the piping system much more advanced, and functional. -
Period: 100 BCE to 200
expansion
After most Roman aqueducts were built it lead to the expansion and creation of more water using/consuming tools, appliances, facilities and utilities like fountains, latrines, sewage systems, etc because with an abundant supply of water being constantly received it lead the Romans to think of more uses with the water they have, and how they can benefit all this water to the maximum potential, how they can solve many different problems they are facing with water. -
present/recent
A place were you would find many modern day aqueducts and piping is In the southwestern region of the USA since the region is originally very dry and dehydrated particularly, then they built the aqueducts that can import water from very far and large bodies of water and the aqueducts were able to supply the whole region anywhere with enough running water for many uses.Modern aqueducts are much more complex, efficient, quicker and effective and the system is more advanced.