Many Spanish words are derived from Latin because Spain was once part of the Roman Empire. Rome occupied most of Spain from

209 B.C. to 586 A.D. During that time, massive public structures, including aqueducts and theaters, were built.

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Some of these, such as the aqueduct that towers over the modern city of Segovia, are still standing. The Latin name for

Spain was Hispania.

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Aqueducts moved water through gravity alone, being constructed along a slight downward gradient within

conduits of stone, brick or concrete. Most were buried beneath the ground, and followed its contours;

obstructing peaks were circumvented or, less often, tunneled through. Where valleys or lowlands intervened, the conduit was carried on bridgework, or its contents fed into high-pressure lead, ceramic or stone pipes and

siphoned across. Most aqueduct systems included sedimentation tanks, sluices and distribution tanks to

regulate the supply at need.Rome's first aqueduct supplied a water-fountain sited at the city's cattle-market. By the third century AD, the city had eleven aqueducts, sustaining a population of over a

million in a water-extravagant economy; most of the water supplied the city's many public baths. Cities and municipalities throughout the Roman Empire emulated this model, and funded aqueducts as objects of public interest and civic pride, "an expensive yet necessary

luxury to which all could, and did, aspire."

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Connections between

Latin, English, and Spanish

CONNECTION BETWEEN LATIN, ENGLISH AND

SPANISH

Many words in English and Spanish are based on Latin. Seeing the relationship

between these words will help expand your English or Spanish vocabulary.

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SPANISH

IIIIIIIVV

Du /bi /second

sext

tri

Quadr / quart

quint

VIVIIVIIIIXX

Uni / primsept

Oct / octav

Nov

Dec / Decim