This week, the Build Like a Roman Podcast is about Roman plumbing, from the infrastructure to the delivery of it and the materials used.

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This Episodes Translations:

Aquaeductus = water pipe or water tube

Cloaca Maxima = Great Sewer

Curator Aquarum = Water commissioner

Libratores = Surveyor

aqua sub pressione = Pressure engineering

castellum aquae divisorium = water distribution terminal

quinaria = A measurement of water

Furtum aquae = Water theft

Vitium = a fault, defect, or point of illegal tampering in the system

Plumbum = Lead

Aes = Bronze

Tubuli fictiles = Terracotta pipes

Redemptor = a type of combined contractor, and project manager

For students of archaeology, history, and art history — and for

anyone interested in how ancient buildings actually came into being.

North Africa and Western Asia are home to a multitude of Roman

buildings. Some still used on a daily basis, others in ruins, but that's

typically not the fault of the original builders. The fact that these still

exist at all after 2,000 years or more is a testament to skill and creativity

of the original builders.

There are some great Podcast which look at Roman politics,

history, and architecture, however in this Podcast, we focus on Construction

history, that being building materials, techniques and and the people who did

the work!

From structures to frescos, we'll cover it all!

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