How were arches on the roman aqueducts made?

The arches on aqueducts are made by force competing

By the end of the Western Roman empire, the city of Rome had many prominent aqueducts within her boundaries. The most notable of these aqueducts are the Aqua Appia ,the first Roman aqueduct, and the...

The Roman aqueducts, the actual water carrying pipes, were made of ceramic. This material was more durable than the lead that was used for domestic piping. The external structure of the above ground...

Appius Claudius, or as he is sometimes called, Claudius Appius, made one of the earliest aqueducts in Rome. Weather it was actually the first, or he borrowed the idea from another, is not clear. He...

Arches were used to hold up the structure. The Romans found out that by using an arch they could build larger and stronger structures because the arch held the weight of the structure.