[GeronL]

woohoo, Roman sewage!!

[hinckley buzzard]

Romans were so cool. They also invented cement which could be poured under water. After Rome fell the formula was lost for a thousand years.

[VOA]

Dang, look at that stonework. Beautiful and built to last.

Better than about 90% of the crap-work we see today.

[dfwgator]

Other than the aqueducts, what did the Romans ever do for us?

[SpaceBar]

Amazing stuff. Roman engineering never ceases to fascinate and demonstrate the genius of the ancients.

[Liberty Valance]

bttt

[Republic of Texas]

...and Italians blame America.

[BunnySlippers]

Go, Romans!

[wildbill]

The Romans built some mighty acqueducts in Spain and the Spanish retained the engineering and built some in the United States in my hometown of San Antonio.

One of them, over 200 years old, still carries water to the surrounding area. Here are a couple of references.

http://www.edwardsaquifer.net/sariver.html (has some pics)

http://www.mysanantonio.com/business/real_estate/aia/Building_San_Antonio_Acequias_part_of_the_reason_for_SAs_twisty_streets.html

[afraidfortherepublic]

Fascinating. Thanks for posting.

The Romans gave us great architecture, the Roman arch, government basics, beautiful art, so many gifts.

[MortMan]

Obama immediately moved to tax it, while Chavez claimed it for Venezuela, warning that some Italian investment in its upkeep was necessary...