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=**__Aquaducts:__** Man made tunnels carrying water from place to place =
 * ﻿One of Rome's greater accomplishments
 * Purpose was to carry water to dryer area's
 * Made of stone, bricks, concrete
 * Carried water to fountains, latrine's, baths, pools, etc.


 * __﻿ __****__Roman Roads: __** For transportation


 * ﻿Mostly used for movement of troops in the Roman army
 * Romans learned to make roads from the Etruscans in Italy
 * Went up to 5 feet high, 50 feet wide at its largest
 * Most large ones were 40 feet wide, and smaller ones were usually 8 feet wide
 * Used limestone and slabs of lava to create some roads
 * Other materials mostly used were: flint, broken stones, rough concrete, gravel
 * First road was known as the "Queen of Roads"
 * <span style="color: #1f1778; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Romans wanted their roads as straight as possible to avoid carts going offtrack

<span style="color: #1f1778; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">﻿﻿ <span style="color: #0b0c66; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">< This is a roman road <span style="color: #1f1778; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;"> <span style="color: #1f1778; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;"> <span style="color: #080e77; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">**__Roman Weapons:__** <span style="color: #1f1778; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;"> For war

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> < These are roman spears <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">
 * <span style="color: #1f1778; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">﻿Most men fought with spears
 * <span style="color: #1f1778; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">They couldnt fight with swords unless they were wealthy
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">You were longer term soldiers if you knew how to use the weapons well
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Men in the front carried thrusting spears
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Men in the middle and back carried throwing spears
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">All men carried back up thrusting swords
 * __<span style="color: #1f1778; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">﻿ <span style="color: #1f1778; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">﻿ __**