How did Roman aqueducts get water to go uphill?

Written and edited by the WorldPing NewsdeskPublished Sun, 11 Oct 2026 09:00:00 UTCUpdated Sun, 11 Oct 2026 09:00:00 UTCOriginal reporting: Live Science

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Roman aqueducts used gravity to transport water.

So how did they get it to go uphill?

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Reported by Live Science and published Sun, 11 Oct 2026 09:00:00 UTC.

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