Ancient Roman Aqueduct Source Discovered

Two British filmmakers recently uncovered the long-lost source of Rome's ancient aqueduct. Rossella Lorenzi reports on the discovery.

[kotk]

the italians should have a national "find stuff day", I'm sure they can find more ancient stuff that way.

[jamesfiaco]

It's fascinating that leaders from over 2500 years ago. Knew that a clean citizen a well hydrated citizen is far more likely to be a productive and thankful one. Looking at today in 2016 in Flint Michigan. They have declared a state of emergency due to their water being so polluted that their citizens cannot drink it safely cook or clean with it. Very frustrating. That Flint Michigan and at least 20 other states. In the country of America. Allow on safe water to be given to their citizens. But yet proclaimed to be the best to be the freest to be the greatest land in the world.

[dttwku]

it was the source that was discovered not the aquaduct

[HendarsChannel]

Amazing discovery, strange though that no one has found them before.

[emmastunes]

Secret chamber?
Wow, didn't know this kind of stuff happened in real life.

[qualifiedidiots]

My cold tap runs hot, so does my toilet.
Roman pluming is STILL working.

[Laughing_Halibut]

The aqueduct source is what they found. It's a grotto that siphons water into the aqueduct.

[h.nguyen]

I wonder what would happen to a person that knowingly poop in the aqueduct during roman times. I have a clue "Off with his/her head".

[LiquidZk]

Seriously... they just found it... I mean it could'nt have been hard to trace back... It's like no one was really trying.

[DragonHybridVaeludar]

The Romans knew what they were doing. No wonder why they conquered the Mediterranean Sea.

[jimmoss]

How. Would we not have figured or remembered the source by now? Crazy...

[conerdude]

wait what river god there was many, howbout be more specific about the gods

[irwin]

@LiquidZ2k well it was restored by the vatican before but they just didn't realize how old it was and its significance with roman society back then. They discovered its importance for the Roman Empire but the tunnel has been known to exist.

[fenix]

everything from a table to a space shuttle is technology, its awesome but the sociopolitical system does not let it flourish

[darthpaul]

when will discovery fire kermit from narrating these online videos. i hate when he talks.

[watchernode]

I want to know if it connected to qanat systems in Persian, did some Persian travelers transfer this knowledge to Etruscans or vice versa.

[Jrmorgy]

What will people find of me today, plastic probably,
What an amazing civilisation

[mykmmc]

just another example of technology helping man kind

[DOLRED]

If Rome digs out countless more artifacts of the Roman Empire days, their purse in tourist money will continue to exceed expectations. The Roman Empire did not disappear, it is just buried. Tourist money hires more diggers!

[jamesfiaco]

simple concept basic logic if life is not free why the hell would death be any cheaper it's not. So the question one may wonder is the spiritual cost to one's own soul and spirit for having lived and died to the lowest standards of quality for so many years now global pollution has diminished the quality of life to the point where today's people are living, dying and yielding the worst spiritual kickback that has ever been manifested since the beginning of life only getting worse. The polar opposite extreme to that is today's people should be living and dying to the highest standards of quality which would make each and every moment physically, mentally, financially and spiritually beneficial. S.R.F.