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How did ancient Jerusalem resist Babylon's siege for so long?
Learn how a tunnel aqueduct helped Jerusalem withstand a Babylonian siege for more...
Video: Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, Mainz; Thumbnail © Scaliger/Dreamstime.com

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Pont du Gard, Nîmes, France
Pont du Gard, an ancient Roman aqueduct near Nîmes, France.
© Karel Gallas/Shutterstock.com
Querétaro, Mexico
Aqueduct at Querétaro city, Mexico.
W.H. Hodge
Roman aqueduct, Segovia, Spain.
Goodshoot/Thinkstock
Caesarea: Roman aqueduct
Ruins of the Roman aqueduct at Caesarea.
Ian and Wendy Sewell
Saint-Clément Aqueduct
The Saint-Clément Aqueduct in Montpellier, France, designed by Henri Pitot in the...
© Durluby/Fotolia
California Aqueduct
Aerial view of a section of the California Aqueduct.
Ian Kluft
Los Angeles Aqueduct
Los Angeles Aqueduct.
© iofoto/Shutterstock.com
Fréjus
Remains of a Roman aquaduct in Fréjus, France.
Greudin
Pont du Gard
Pont du Gard, Roman aqueduct, Nîmes, France, by Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, during...
George Holton/Photo Researchers
Roman aqueduct at Kavála, Greece.
© Mairani—CLICK/Chicago
Segovia aqueduct
The Segovia aqueduct in Segovia, Spain.
© ALCE/Fotolia
Segovia aqueduct
The Segovia aqueduct in Segovia, Spain.
© SeanPavonePhoto/Fotolia
Roman aqueducts
A network of Roman aqueducts showing a section undergoing repairs, painting by Michael...
Courtesy of the Deutsches Museum, Munich
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