jan 1, 312 BC - Began constructing of the aqueduct and first major road
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The first Roman aqueduct was called the Aqua Appia and it was built in 312 BC by the co-censors Gaius Plautius Venox and Appius Claudius Caecus. It was able to provide 73,000 cubic meters of water to Rome. It was impactful because it A was a wide water supply for public services had been a central part of Roman life to sustain a population of over a million. Aqueduct sewage spilled into city and town sewers. Roads also helped connect cities and Rome together.
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