15 Incredible Ancient Roman Inventions

Oh – those ancient Romans! Famous for The Colosseum, Gladiators, and a whole whack of Gods and Goddesses, when it comes to ancient civilizations, few are as fascinating as the Ancient Romans. But along with their massive buildings and questionable entertainment, they also invented a lot of extremely influential and extraordinary things. For example, did you know that they invented central heating? Or newspapers? Or apartment complexes? Today, we’re going back in time to take a look at some of Ancient Rome’s greatest contributions. Here are 15 incredible Ancient Rome Inventions.

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[susantunno]

The secret ingredient for roman concrete was Sea Water . The minerals created the chemical effect of the concrete growing stronger over time . The rediscovery was announced about 10 years ago.

[Jay]

Wish they described the reverse siphon better.

[lwandilemakubalo]

I've learned something new today. Thanks to you.

[Honkiavelli]

The greatest Roman invention, with a far reaching impact, is definitely cement.

[ddburdette]

The roman numeral 'C' is derived from the Latin word for 'hundred' (centum) and the numeral 'M' is derived from the Latin word for 'thousand' (milia).

[noodengrthree]

During the description of the aqueducts there was an extended pic of the Blue Domed Church in Greece with nary a aqueduct in view.

[jokekopter]

7:25 is 100% located in city of Pula, Croatia

[grammybear]

🐼 Big Bear Hugs from a 68 yr old grandma in Kirby, Texas, USA 🐼 ❤ 🎀 ❤ 🎀

[SargeWolf]

The other letters could be months and initials maybe? 🤔

[sethkaicer]

Chris Kane knows all too well the ancient Credo for we who are about to die salute you.

[respectbossmon]

3:24 - The clock face has IIII as Roman numeral 4. It's actually IV. Otherwise pretty good.

[glennabate]

I think aquatics are a better idea than using pumps you let gravity do all the work it would save power.

[marin]

you forgot the most important thing, the Latin alphabet. Almost all of us communicate here using 23 original Roman letters, with the exception of the letter W.

[gbgbbux]

The first aqueduct shown in this video is a Roman aqueduct, the "Pont du Gard" aqueduct, the second is not a Roman aqueduct, it's the "Roquefavour" aqueduct, near Aix en Provence in the south of France. Completed in 1847, it supplies the city of Marseille with water from the Durance river.

[markissboi]

Rome Aqueducts clean water & sewerage 2, 000 years ago but early England didnt apply this correctly and disease soon followed
people through sewage onto the streets and made its way into drinking water the plaques set in .

[asadmaken]

Wonder how Romans manage time to made such mind blowing things, as they were suppose to overthrow their kings and falling in love some thousand miles away from Rome. 😅

[erroleabrown]

This really was fascinating I had no idea that Roman people were so advanced and the cement thing I’m astounded. But why do people put toilet water in rivers and the sea it’s so disgusting and has polluted animals only source of water no wonder they look so dull in colour.

[tradward]

"now there's more than 100 million books in the world today." Now that's a conservative estimate if Ive ever heard one.

[fredflintstoner]

Mrs Richards: "I paid for a room with a view !"
Basil: (pointing to the lovely view) "That is Torquay, Madam."
Mrs Richards: "It's not good enough!"
Basil: "May I ask what you were expecting to see out of a Torquay hotel bedroom window? Sydney Opera House, perhaps? the Hanging Gardens of Babylon? Herds of wildebeest sweeping majestically past?..."
Mrs Richards: "Don't be silly! I expect to be able to see the sea!"
Basil: "You can see the sea, it's over there between the land and the sky."
Mrs Richards: "I'm not satisfied. But I shall stay. But I expect a reduction."
Basil: "Why?! Because Krakatoa's not erupting at the moment?

[markrowland]

In Italian, the double X is pronounced as a, t, is in English. Pizza, posts.