#roman engineering

[uncleclaudius]

Part of the ancient Roman road to Gaul near the Italian town of Donnas in Aosta Valley has been carved into the rock, bearing a testament to the Roman engineering capabilities. It was constructed during the time of Augustus.

[thesilicontribesman]

Roman Bronze Double-Action Water-Pump, Probably 3rd Century CE From Bolsena, Italy, The British Museum, London

This pump had two pistons (a), which were raised and lowered by a rocking-beam (b). The pistons were housed in two cylinders (c). At the bottom of each cylinder was a non-return valve (d).

When one of the pistons was raised, the valve was pushed open and the water rose inside the cylinder. When the piston reached its highest point the valve closed, trapping the water inside the cylinder.

On its downward stroke, the piston forced the water out through a side pipe (e). It then passed through a second valve (f) into the central discharge pipe (g), where it drained away.

[notanothernogoodblog]

April 21 marks the traditional founding date of Rome in 753 BC, a day celebrated today as Natale di Roma. According to its founding myth, depicted in the Capitoline Wolf sculpture, the twin brothers Romulus and Remus—sons of the god Mars—were abandoned as infants to prevent them from claiming their rightful throne. They were rescued and suckled by a she-wolf until they were found by a shepherd. Upon reaching adulthood, the brothers returned to the site of their rescue to build a city. After a fatal dispute over its location and leadership, Romulus killed Remus, becoming the first king and namesake of Rome.

The legacy of this "Eternal City" is the bedrock of Western civilization. Rome’s impact is visible in the Latin language, which birthed the Romance languages and heavily influenced English, and in the Roman legal system, which established concepts like "innocent until proven guilty." Their architectural and engineering feats—such as aqueducts, concrete, and the arch—allowed for the first true mega-cities. Furthermore, the Roman model of a republic with a system of checks and balances served as the primary blueprint for modern Western democracies, including that of the United States.

[doubtspirit]

Ancient roman lead pipes in Bath, England, UK. Some of them are still in use, as the pipes are well preserved. They are part of the Roman Baths tourist attraction and for that water runs through them. But the water is not for drinking. People could bathe in the Roman pool until a few decades ago.

[yaellaharpe-blog]

This is how the Romans built bridges.

Así construían, los romanos, los puentes.

È così che i Romani costruivano i ponti.

[romegreeceart]

Roman water-pump

* Bolsena

* 3rd century CE

* British Museum

London, July 2022

[zsofiarosebud]

Hello yes I am a geology student I would LOVE to know more about the photos and location!!!

Yes! About this place:

It's Las Médulas, located in El Bierzo, Castilla y León, Spain. It's a small mountain range (you can tour it in a few hours), or more like the remains of one. It did not appear naturally. no: It's a hill that has been DEMOLISHED. If you watch closely in the second (right) picture, all the mountains in the area are rounded and full of vegetation.

Thats how it should actually look:

And it wasn't a natural disaster.

It was the Roman Empire!

Sometime around 1st century BC the romans came to Spain and Portugal and saw gold. They wanted to have as much as they can, so they invented a lot of mining techniques. In this case, they made a lot of tunnels through the mountain and they FLOODED them with the water of a nearby river, tearing down the WHOLE thing. It must have been wild, to see a mountain be absolutely destroyed in a split second! And yes, colonialism.

In this documentary you can see a recreation (go to 2:49):

The red earth is a common thing in Castilla y León, btw :)

I hope you find this interesting and i hope i explained myself well. English is not my first nor my second language.

Have a nice weekend!

[zsorosebudphoto]

As Médulas, 14-04-22