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With the development of the 1st raised aqueduct in Rome, the Aqua Anio Vetus in 273 BC, folks who lived on the city’s hillsides no longer had to rely strictly on naturally-occurring spring water for their needs. When aqueducts or springs weren’t accessible, people dwelling at raised elevations turned to water taken

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