Newly Uncovered Roman Basin
Rome is very famous due to its water. They had vast quantities of fresh water, that the used during their daily lives. Because of this the Romans built huge aqueducts and plumbing systems to deliver the water throughout the city. Some of these structures still remain today and are being found. Recently one of these structures has been discovered. A giant water basin has been found. It was located near St. John in Lateran Basilica; the basin was found roughly sixty-five feet below the ground. The excavation is not yet complete, so the archaeologists believe that the basin goes even farther. To give a picture of how big the structure is; it is able to hold one million gallons of water, and that’s excluding all
Rome is very famous due to its water. They had vast quantities of fresh water, that the used during their daily lives. Because of this the Romans built huge aqueducts and plumbing systems to deliver the water throughout the city. Some of these structures still remain today and are being found. Recently one of these structures has been discovered. A giant water basin has been found. It was located near St. John in Lateran Basilica; the basin was found roughly sixty-five feet below the ground. The excavation is not yet complete, so the archaeologists believe that the basin goes even farther. To give a picture of how big the structure is; it is able to hold one million gallons of water, and that’s excluding all