Athens to reopen Roman aqueduct

[Imperial Dave]

Athens Is Reviving a 2,000-Year-Old Roman Aqueduct to Deliver Water to the City Amid Prolonged Droughts https://share.google/wXm3isjkwe0kCMcj7

Cor blimey...

[Nick Harbud]

Gosh, and I thought that Thames Water's distribution network is an antique.... 

[Imperial Dave]

It's probably cleaner too....

[Nick Harbud]

Undoubtedly, the Athens system has fewer leaks.

[Imperial Dave]

bring back Roman engineers!

[Keraunos]

As I recall, the officials in charge of ancient Athens water supply, like generals for the army, were elected based on their expertise rather than being selected by lot.

[Imperial Dave]

good at swinging the lead....

[Erpingham]

good at swinging the lead....

They came from the navy?

[Imperial Dave]

engineers in general