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The '''Eifel Aqueduct''' was one of the longest [[aqueducts]] of the [[Roman empire]]. It shows the great skill of the Roman [[Engineering|engineers]], whose level of technical achievement was lost in the [[Middle Ages]] and only regained in recent times.
The aqueduct, constructed in AD [[80]] CE, carried water some 95 km (60 miles) from the hilly [[Eifel]] region of what is now [[Germany]] to the ancient city of Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensum (present-day [[Cologne]]). If the auxiliary spurs to additional [[spring]]s are added in, the length was 130 km (80 miles). The construction was almost entirely below ground, and the flow of the water is produced entirely by [[gravity]]. A few bridges, including one up to 1,400 m (0.86 miles) in length, were needed to pass over valleys. Unlike some of the other famous Roman aqueducts, the Eifel aqueduct was specifically designed to minimise the above ground portion to protect it from damage and freezing.
==History==
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