aqueduct
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The turmoil in Istanbul played out in the shadow of a Roman aqueduct.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2025
An extension was later completed connecting the aqueduct to the Mono Basin’s creeks, where the city has been diverting water since 1941.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2025
Water began to flow through the aqueduct in 1939 as the pumping plants were tested.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 27, 2025
On the concrete walls are stained lines that extend into the darkness, marking where the water often reaches when the aqueduct is running full.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 27, 2025
“Where does all the water come from? The Court is on a hill, so where’s the aquifer or aqueduct to bring the water up?”
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
They were ancient Italy’s first great engineers, ambitious road-builders who drained land for development and showed the Romans how to build their famous aqueducts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
The museum suffered damage, its windows were blown out, but the explosion did not reach the necropolis nor the Roman-era triumphal arch, aqueducts and hippodrome that are also part of the site.
From Barron's ● Mar. 24, 2026
The Romans built aqueducts because they thought the gods demanded clean water.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 25, 2025
The tunnel would create a second route to transport water to the south side of the Delta, where pumps send it into the aqueducts of the State Water Project and onward to cities and farmland.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2025
Together they raced over the hills, past Roman aqueducts, highways, and vineyards.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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