Outdoor Water Fountains Lost to History

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Outdoor Water Fountains Lost to History Towns and communities depended on practical water fountains to conduct water for cooking, bathing, and cleaning up from local sources like ponds, streams, or springs. In the years before electrical power, the spray of fountains was driven by gravity exclusively, often using an aqueduct or water supply located far away in the surrounding mountains. Fountains throughout history have been designed as memorials, impressing local citizens and travelers alike. The contemporary fountains of today bear little resemblance to the first water fountains. Basic stone basins crafted from nearby material were the original fountains, used for spiritual purposes and drinking water. 2000 B.C. is when the earliest identified stone fountain basins were originally used. The spray of water emerging from small spouts was pushed by gravity, the sole power source creators had in those days. These ancient water fountains were designed to be functional, frequently situated along aqueducts, creeks and rivers to provide drinking water. Beasts, Gods, and spectral figures dominated the early ornate Roman fountains, starting to show up in about 6 B.C.. The remarkable aqueducts of Rome delivered water to the spectacular public fountains, most of which you can visit today.

The Major Characteristics of Ancient Greek Statuary

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Archaic Greeks were known for creating the first freestanding statuary; up until then, most carvings were formed out of walls and pillars as reliefs. Most of these freestanding sculptures were what is known as kouros figures, statues of young, attractive male or female (kore) Greeks. Thought of by Greeks to represent beauty, the kouroi were shaped into firm, forward facing positions with one foot outstretched, and the male statues were usually nude, well-developed, and athletic. The kouroi started to be life-sized commencing in 650 BC. The Archaic period was turbulent for the Greeks as they progressed into more polished forms of federal government and art, and gained more information about the peoples and societies outside of Greece. However, these clashes did little to hinder the progress of the Greek civilization.

Aqueducts: The Remedy to Rome's Water Problems

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Aqueducts: The Remedy to Rome's Water Problems With the construction of the very first elevated aqueduct in Rome, the Aqua Anio Vetus in 273 BC, individuals who lived on the city’s foothills no longer had to rely exclusively on naturally-occurring spring water for their needs. Outside of these aqueducts and springs, wells and rainwater-collecting cisterns were the sole techniques around at the time to supply water to areas of high elevation. To deliver water to Pincian Hill in the early 16th century, they implemented the brand-new strategy of redirecting the circulation from the Acqua Vergine aqueduct’s underground channel. Throughout the time of its original building and construction, pozzi (or manholes) were installed at set intervals along the aqueduct’s channel. During the roughly nine years he had the residential property, from 1543 to 1552, Cardinal Marcello Crescenzi made use of these manholes to take water from the channel in buckets, though they were previously built for the function of cleaning and servicing the aqueduct. The cistern he had made to obtain rainwater wasn’t satisfactory to meet his water requirements. That is when he decided to create an access point to the aqueduct that ran below his residence.