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Romans plumbing was quite advanced. They knew vacuum. They had basic bacterial theory and would never take drinking water from polluted river. Nemi Ships had co

by qwerta 12y ago

Romans plumbing was quite advanced. They knew vacuum. They had basic bacterial theory and would never take drinking water from polluted river. Nemi Ships had cold/hot water, piston pumps, water taps... It is very sad we had to reinvent most of that.

pjmlp 12y ago
We have to thank the downfall of the imperium to that.
dalke 12y ago
I thought they had the miasma theory, not basic bacterial theory. This article implies that that was the case. Thanks for pointing out the Nemi ships. I hadn't heard of them before.