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  • Date Submitted: 04/05/2010 03:48 PM
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{draw:frame} Aqueducts
One of our greatest finds appears to be a schematic of one of the great Roman Aqueducts. The bulk of the Roman water system ran below the city, burrowed through 260 miles of rock, and about 30 miles of above ground bridges and crossways (the arches). The entire system relied on various gradients and gravity to maintain a continuous flow. The water rushed from higher ground via the ducts and emptied into giant cisterns in the city. These cisterns then distributed the water through lead pipes which reached most of the city.
{draw:frame} Roman warfare
This here Small scale model of a ancient catapult is quite a fascinating find it is. Our top team of scientists believe it to be a toy for the children of rich famlies in Rome. But believe me, the catapult was nothing to play with. The catapult was used to fling large rocks or explosive materials into enemy lines and was and still is one of the most effective siege weapon to date.
{draw:frame} Obituary
The obituary is about the Roman Emperor, Constantine. The obituary discusses his greatest accomplishments such as brining Christianity to Rome and being the sole ruler of the Roman Empire. It talks about his most famous fight, The Battle of Milvian Bridge, and how that victory led to the halting of Christian persecution and the first Roman emperor.
Interview:
This interview of Virgil takes place in wherever you believe you go to after death and the interviewer is asking questions about his life and his most famous piece of writing, _The Aenied. _He also discusses his life before he wrote the epic poem and how it came to be.
Newspaper Article:
The article is set into modern times and is basically a review on the Roman government on how it was set up and how we adopted their form into our own. It talks about the different levels they had such as the senate and their assembly.

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