The Romans set up water-powered gristmills in order to grind grain into flour to produce the bread needed to supply soldiers with food. They produced artificial conduits powered by aqueducts that would turn a wheel and a milestone attached to it, thus grinding the grain into flour (Evans, 84). This was important because it kept the soldiers of the Roman army well fed. If the soldiers were not well fed, it could lead to a revolt in the army, and death to many of the soldiers. This system kept Rome's army alive and the Romans workload low. As the empire slowly but surely began to crumble, the Romans built no new aqueducts. It was said that the end of aqueduct production mirrored the fall of the empire. In 226 AD the final aqueduct was built, mostly to refurbish the emperor's bath. (Solomon, 91) After that the empire fell to barbarians and the Roman empire was gone. Water is one of the most important resources. The Romans took advantage of mountain springs full of clean water and gave their citizens all they needed. This helped the Roman society advance at a rate that almost no other society could have advanced. If not for aqueducts, it is likely the empire would never had succeeded in the first
The Romans set up water-powered gristmills in order to grind grain into flour to produce the bread needed to supply soldiers with food. They produced artificial conduits powered by aqueducts that would turn a wheel and a milestone attached to it, thus grinding the grain into flour (Evans, 84). This was important because it kept the soldiers of the Roman army well fed. If the soldiers were not well fed, it could lead to a revolt in the army, and death to many of the soldiers. This system kept Rome's army alive and the Romans workload low. As the empire slowly but surely began to crumble, the Romans built no new aqueducts. It was said that the end of aqueduct production mirrored the fall of the empire. In 226 AD the final aqueduct was built, mostly to refurbish the emperor's bath. (Solomon, 91) After that the empire fell to barbarians and the Roman empire was gone. Water is one of the most important resources. The Romans took advantage of mountain springs full of clean water and gave their citizens all they needed. This helped the Roman society advance at a rate that almost no other society could have advanced. If not for aqueducts, it is likely the empire would never had succeeded in the first