The Romans Tried Aquaducts
And they are all dead now...
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The Romans Tried Aquaducts
wrote in message ... And they are all dead now... But, some of their aqueducts are still standing and being used |
The Romans Tried Aquaducts
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... And they are all dead now... i'm pretty sure most individuals who were walking around 2000 years ago are dead now ;-) however, if the point you're making is that empires or civilisations end because they expand too far beyond their own capacity, ability, or political acceptability to run the things they've brought into being, then you're right. all empires fail, & that is always why. i don't think australians want to **** themselves up forever making an outrageous & unsustainable aquaduct system. but also, i think it has zero chance of ever getting up. it's absurd. why are we discussing this? kylie |
The Romans Tried Aquaducts
George W. Frost wrote:
wrote in message ... And they are all dead now... But, some of their aqueducts are still standing and being used 'Aqueducts'! Yes! Aqu*e*ducts! Thank you! -- Trish {|:-} Newcastle, NSW, Australia |
The Romans Tried Aquaducts
"Trish Brown" wrote in message ... George W. Frost wrote: wrote in message ... And they are all dead now... But, some of their aqueducts are still standing and being used 'Aqueducts'! Yes! Aqu*e*ducts! Thank you! -- Trish {|:-} Newcastle, NSW, Australia Sorry Trish, wasn't trying to be facetious, I just typed it as I thought and wasn't concerned with how others spelled it |
The Romans Tried Aquaducts
George W. Frost wrote:
"Trish Brown" wrote in message ... George W. Frost wrote: wrote in message ... And they are all dead now... But, some of their aqueducts are still standing and being used 'Aqueducts'! Yes! Aqu*e*ducts! Thank you! -- Trish {|:-} Newcastle, NSW, Australia Sorry Trish, wasn't trying to be facetious, I just typed it as I thought and wasn't concerned with how others spelled it ;-D Sorry... I'm a retired school teacher and spelling is a hotspot for me. Gives me the nervous hives when I see an error. They don't let you type in red ink on the Internet, sadly. ;-D -- Trish {|:-} Newcastle, NSW, Australia |
The Romans Tried Aquaducts
"George W. Frost" wrote in message ... wrote in message ... And they are all dead now... But, some of their aqueducts are still standing and being used The teachers told us, the Romans built this place They built a wall and a temple, an edge of the empire Garrison town, They lived and they died, they prayed to their gods But the stone gods did not make a sound And their empire crumbled, 'til all that was left Were the stones the workmen found rob |
The Romans Tried Aquaducts
No, the Romans didn't "try" aquaducts - they built and used them for
centuries. http://www.inforoma.it/feature.php?lookup=aqueduct It has been calculated that in imperial times, when the city's population was well over a million, the distribution system was able to provide over one cubic meter of water per day for each inhabitant: more than we are accustomed to use nowadays. Now you realize why the Roman Empire fell didn't you? A host of barbarians, Goths, Vandals, Huns etc.. from the North and East invaded Rome and destroyed the aquaduct system - causing Rome to fall. Looking at our situation today, Indonesia's population is increasing rapidly. 200 million + at the last count. I'd suspect that in about 30 or 50 years time or so, their population will be about 500 million - and they'll come over and take this land. |
The Romans Tried Aquaducts
"Trish Brown" wrote in message
Sorry... I'm a retired school teacher and spelling is a hotspot for me. Gives me the nervous hives when I see an error. They don't let you type in red ink on the Internet, sadly. ;-D I'm not a retired teacher but I too get the collywobbles at some of the more blatant abuses we see. "To" for "too" drives me crackers and sometimes one even sees "two" for one of the others. The American habit of writing/saying "tell someone who could care less" simply astounds me. |
The Romans Tried Aquaducts
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"Trish Brown" wrote in message Sorry... I'm a retired school teacher and spelling is a hotspot for me. Gives me the nervous hives when I see an error. They don't let you type in red ink on the Internet, sadly. ;-D I'm not a retired teacher but I too get the collywobbles at some of the more blatant abuses we see. "To" for "too" drives me crackers and sometimes one even sees "two" for one of the others. The American habit of writing/saying "tell someone who could care less" simply astounds me. What about 'I'm going out. Do you want to come with?' Additionally, what about 'prolly' for 'probably' and 'congradulations' for 'congratulations' and 'walla' for 'voilą'? My absolute favourite (NOT) is when people add an apostrophe *every* time a plural is required. Hence, we get piano's, dog's, mice' and womens's!!! Oh, and 1990's instead of 1990s. I can feel my soapbox rising up beneath me... This is why spelling, grammar and punctuation matter. If done correctly, there can be no ambiguity or misunderstanding of what one is trying to say. Look at the poster from earlier in the week (forget his name - the bloke who was using a lot of phone-text forms - you know the one?) His writing was barely understandable. Of course, *he* knew perfectly well what he was trying to say, but few others did: we could only give educated guesses at his exact meaning. I think it's *grand* that grammar and punctuation are slowly being reintroduced in schools! Both my parents left school at age fifteen, yet both were excellent spellers and writers. Today's kids are every bit as smart as that older generation and they *can* learn to spell well. I think it's interesting to note that Latin names for plants are easily understood by most of us and leave no doubt as to a plant's identity when various common names might be in use... -- Trish {|:-} Newcastle, NSW, Australia |
The Romans Tried Aquaducts
"FarmI" ask@itshall be given wrote in message ... "Trish Brown" wrote in message Sorry... I'm a retired school teacher and spelling is a hotspot for me. Gives me the nervous hives when I see an error. They don't let you type in red ink on the Internet, sadly. ;-D I'm not a retired teacher but I too get the collywobbles at some of the more blatant abuses we see. "To" for "too" drives me crackers and sometimes one even sees "two" for one of the others. The American habit of writing/saying "tell someone who could care less" simply astounds me. I use "Call lifeline they care" |
The Romans Tried Aquaducts
"Blackadder XXIV" wrote in message
u... No, the Romans didn't "try" aquaducts - they built and used them for centuries. http://www.inforoma.it/feature.php?lookup=aqueduct It has been calculated that in imperial times, when the city's population was well over a million, the distribution system was able to provide over one cubic meter of water per day for each inhabitant: more than we are accustomed to use nowadays. Now you realize why the Roman Empire fell didn't you? A host of barbarians, Goths, Vandals, Huns etc.. from the North and East invaded Rome and destroyed the aquaduct system - causing Rome to fall. Looking at our situation today, Indonesia's population is increasing rapidly. 200 million + at the last count. I'd suspect that in about 30 or 50 years time or so, their population will be about 500 million - and they'll come over and take this land. everyone else got over the "yellow peril" idea decades ago. kylie |
The Romans Tried Aquaducts
"Trish Brown" wrote in message
... FarmI wrote: "Trish Brown" wrote in message (snip) I can feel my soapbox rising up beneath me... Writing properly out of respect for Trish's incipient conniption & the subject matter involved ;-) This is why spelling, grammar and punctuation matter. If done correctly, there can be no ambiguity or misunderstanding of what one is trying to say. This is what I tell my kids (particularly when double negatives are involved!!!!) - that good grammar simply means _everyone ELSE knows what you've said_. It makes sense & works for us. Look at the poster from earlier in the week (forget his name - the bloke who was using a lot of phone-text forms - you know the one?) His writing was barely understandable. Of course, *he* knew perfectly well what he was trying to say, but few others did: we could only give educated guesses at his exact meaning. I think it's *grand* that grammar and punctuation are slowly being reintroduced in schools! Both my parents left school at age fifteen, yet both were excellent spellers and writers. Today's kids are every bit as smart as that older generation and they *can* learn to spell well. I was of the generation who wasn't formally taught grammar - but mine's fine (as with most of the generation, in fact, luckily). Which doesn't mean I'm not pleased particular attention is being paid these days! Really, people who have good grammar & spelling against all odds are most likely those who read a lot - it's really the only way it happens. Well, being surrounded by people with good grammar also helps, I must say. But, it can be learned, too. DH's grammar was appalling until I insisted he work harder because the way he used to speak just made him sound like a moron, & he's not. He still can't spell to save his life, but that's not really my concern (his customers don't deal with anything he's written; that's mostly my privilege ;-) I think it's interesting to note that Latin names for plants are easily understood by most of us and leave no doubt as to a plant's identity when various common names might be in use... That's exactly right. Everyone agrees there has to be a common denominator (as it were) in language. Kylie P.S. There you go, Farmie!! I told you I know capitals bg! |
The Romans Tried Aquaducts
"0tterbot" wrote in message
... everyone else got over the "yellow peril" idea decades ago. kylie No Kylie, its not paranoia. Its just a rational suggestion. I mean, whose going to stop them? The Indonesians walked into East Timor in the 1970s. And no one stopped them. The only reason they got pushed out - was because of their economic and political problems But give them enough time, and they will have the numbers to not just walk in, but stay and create a nation of their own. Its just demographics. Sure you could put a few thousand in detention. But you can' stop 1% of Indonesia from coming over. Right now, they're population is at 200 million. In 30 years time, apparently it will reach 278 million. If you were an Indonesian, it would make sense to come over to Australia by hook or by crook. It'd be a much better life for them. http://www.iiasa.ac.at/Research/LUC/...gkh1/chap1.htm |
The Romans Tried Aquaducts
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... And they are all dead now... No, the Romans didn't "try" aquaducts - they built and used them for centuries. http://www.inforoma.it/feature.php?lookup=aqueduct It has been calculated that in imperial times, when the city's population was well over a million, the distribution system was able to provide over one cubic meter of water per day for each inhabitant: more than we are accustomed to use nowadays. The aquaduct system was physically destroyed by barbarians who invaded the country. |
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