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Several facilities for supplying this commodity in Roman Italy were built at Subiaco. The Anio Vetus was a poor quality source of this commodity compared to the Anio Novus. After being appointed as a curator named for this commodity, Frontinus wrote a series of treatises about its supply system. Places that used this commodity were built on top of stacks of pilae tiles. A (-5[1])source of this commodity (15[1])belonging to the Celtic goddess (*) Sulis gave its name to a Roman town. The Pont du Gard near Nîmes, France was built for this (10[1])commodity. A hypocaust heated this (10[2])commodity before use in a (-5[1])caldarium. A city in Somerset, England is named for housing Roman thermae that used this commodity.. For 10 points, name this substance that Roman engineers transported with aqueducts. (10[2])■END■

ANSWER: water [accept aqua; accept wastewater; accept hot water or bath water; accept springs]
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Lexi TermanRutgersNYU C64-5
Evan SchleckGathererColumbia B6815
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Cooper RohColumbia AColumbia C9710
Jacob Hardin-BernhardtNYU ANYU B9710
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