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Ancient Roman water supply diagram (lemmy.world)
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[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

The Romans would often use lead or clay pipes with either dirt or concrete packed around them to make a solid seal that would resist the water pressure and not burst the pipe like a ripe fruit.