" All the aqueducts reach the city at different elevations. Six of these streams flow into covered containers, where they lose their sediment....(goes on to describe the grandeur of the aqueducts)
Compare such numerous and indispensable structures carrying so much water with the idle pyramids, or the useless but famous works of the Greeks."
~Frontinus
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The first analysis I made of this document is the fact that, according to the last sentence, the author believes the aqueducts to be works of art. I can't help but agree with him, according to the definition of art. Art is anything that requires traits such as skill, patience, thought... and the list goes on. The last sentence may seem a little out there - but think about it: after you've defined the aqueducts as works of art, you must realize that such art is useful. With aqueducts came water - endless water - to the Romans. It didn't have to be pumped, and one didn't have to travel far to find it. So, when compared to the art of the Greeks, or the Egyptian pyramids, these things really do seem like useless things, that really aren't good for much at all.
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