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An 8 page paper discussing the Roman aqueduct system, Circus Maximus and the Sacred Way road, all of which contributed to the “urbanization” of Rome between 600 BC and 20 BC. All of these structures served to enhance the urbanization of Rome. Some provided means by which the government could communicate with large numbers of citizens; others provided venues for community activities. Still others brought to town the water that was crucial to the town’s ability to sustain itself. These were truly public structures, contributing to the growth of urbanization as quickly as they could. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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File: CC6_KSarchEarlyRome.rtf
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of Nations in 1776, Adam Smith stated that it should be the task of governments to establish public structures that could enhance the attractiveness of the local economy or enable
the local economy to more readily expand. There should be public buildings available to all citizens to use, and there should be public infrastructure that would serve the entire
community. Smiths ideas seemed to be quite new at the time, but he may have gained at least some of his amazing insight
from the history of the Roman Empire. One of the goals of Roman leaders was to expand the lands under Roman control; another was to use one area to
benefit another. Cities served both of these goals as well as others, and it was to rulers benefit to support cities growth. In many respects, early Roman rulers
achieved this end through construction of public buildings and the famous Roman aqueducts that ensured adequate water supplies for the cities populations. The Aqueducts
The locations most advantageous to the causes of Roman rule were not always those most well endowed with the resources that could support the relatively large population of a
city. The system that the early Romans devised for delivering water to where it did not naturally travel on its own has been a marvel of the centuries.
Though we like to believe that the people and governments of several hundred years before Christ were "primitive," examination of the Roman aqueducts reveals a marvel of engineering for any
time, including the present day. Haroldsen (2003) asks, "What single necessity of life determines where people build homes and cities?" (p. 15).
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