Ancient Water Technologies

Qanat, foggara (North Africa) , falaj (United Arab Emirates, Arabia), khattara/ketthara (Morocco), galerias (Spain), karez/kariz (Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan), kanjering (China), which is a collection and conveyance system for groundwater that was originally developed in Persia.

Greek Water Technologies

Forthcoming

Roman Water Technologies

Components of Roman water supply systems

Aqueduct arcade in Iasos, Turkey

Aqueduct arcade of the Aqua Claudia ith the Aqua Anio Novus near the Roma Vecchia  outside of Rome.

Castellum divisorium (Nimes, France)

Aqueduct of Gorze (underground portion)

Aqueduct bridge, Terragona, Spain

Frabretti

Museum of the Ancient Roman Civilization, Rome, Italy

Roman tap (rotary plug) made of bronze

Roman tap (rotary plug) made of bronze

Roman tap (rotary plug) made of bronze

Model of the Porta Maggoire in Rome

Model of four chambered settling tank (piscina lumaria on the aqueduct Virgo, 19 B.C.) that was located on Pincian Hill in Rome.  Water entered the upper left chamber and flowed down to the lower chamber on the left then to the lower chamber on the right, then flows up to the upper chamber on the right and then to the aqueduct.

Model of castellum divorsium at Nimes, France

Model of fountain at Miletus

Model of the overland section of the Aqua Marcia at Fosso dell” Acqua Rossa, Gallicano rel Lazio, Italy 144 B.C.

Model of the overland section of the Aqua Marcia at Fosso dell” Acqua Rossa, Gallicano rel Lazio, Italy 144 B.C.

Model of the entrance to the man-made outlet of Lake Albano, Albano, Italy, early 4th century B.C.

Hydraulis

Components of water systems

Stone drain grate

Stone grain grate

Plug to underground channel (Perge, Turkey)

Terracotta pipe (Ephesus, Turkey)

Lead pipe with stone collars (Ephesus, Turkey)

Lead pipe (Herculaneum, Italy)

Segment of stone siphon (Patara, Turkey)

Multipurpose basin in the distrbution system of Priene, Turkey.  One pipe entered the distribution basin and four pipes were fed from this basin.

Terracotta pipes for roof drainage into cistern below floor of building.  Part of the rainfall harvesting in Pompeii, Italy.