It was to be made of wood and supported on stone towers called piers, which were to stand in the river. ... The finished road stood over sixty feet above the river. For major or busy bridges sometimes stone went in place of wood. ... Sometimes a route of an aqueduct required that a short tunnel be dug through a hill. ... The Romans achieved this feat through the use of a keystone block. ...
It was to be made of wood and supported on stone towers called piers which were to stand in the river. ... The finished road stood over sixty feet above the river. For major or busy bridges sometimes stone went in place of wood. ... Sometimes a route of an aqueduct required that a short tunnel be dug through a hill. ... The Romans achieved this feat through the use of the keystone block. ...
Over time Rome has built a lot of great structures that still stand today and still look great. ... The Jews were finally defeated in 70 AD when Rome plowed through their city and took over the town of Judea. After Rome blew through these cities they finally captured Jerusalem. ... All construction supplies had to be brought by boat up the Tiber River. ... When concrete was poured over the wood mold it was removed. ...
There were 170 baths in Rome during the reign of Augustus and by 300 AD that number had increased to over 900. ... The hot room, called the Caldarium, was a very hot and steamy room consisting of a bath of hot water sunk into the floor, where patrons would rub perfumed oil all over themselves to cleanse their body and then scrape the excess off with a knife called a strigil. ... Rooms that needed more heat were placed closer to the furnace, whose temperature could be increased by adding more wood. ... The water was provided from an adjacent river or stream, or more commonly, by an aqueduct. Aq...
