Romans used bowls for the same purposes that we use them today. Holding things such as, water, fruit, soup, oil, mixing ingredients, etc.
Only with water. 1ml of water is equal to one gram of water; this is how the measurement systems are classified.
No, that's one invention you can't pin on the Romans. The Romans did not have clocks as we know them. They used the sundial or water clocks or simply looked up at the sky. (They, like all ancient peoples, were pretty accurate at judging time from the position of the sun) The Roman numerals on clocks is a decorative touch to make them more distinguished or "classy".
Since the question does not specify what the ancient telephone with, I shall compare it to a fish. The 5 differences between an ancient telephone and a fish are: The ancient telephone was a man-made device, the fish is not. The ancient telephone was used for communication, the fish is not. The ancient telephone can survive longer outside of water, a fish cannot. The ancient telephone was not alive, a fish is. The ancient telephone had a mouthpiece, a fish has a mouth.
In Greek and Roman times, water clocks were used.
Aqueducts
Greece is a country in southeastern Europe. Water systems that contribute to ancient Greece's livelihood was trading through sea.
The ancient Romans used the aqueduct system for transporting water to their cities.
The water supply for the Roman baths came from the same source as all water in Rome, the aqueducts.
An Aqueduct is a Roman Structure built to transport water from the mountains to the city in ancient Rome
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The goal of many ancient Roman engineering projects was to connect the cities of Rome with roads and to bring them water with aquaducts.
Aqueducts. You honestly couldn't google that?
aquaeducts - what they do is "aquam ducere" - they lead the water (long distances until the center of roman cities - the ancient roman water-supply-system).
Based what I know about the irrigation provided to Egyptians in the past and perhaps even now, the Nile River in Egypt would seasonable overflow. The Egyptians used these Nile flood waters to irrigate their crops no doubt by directing waters through trenches and thus were able to "control" the floods of the Nile for their farming. Ancient Rome was built along the Tiber River, and I can imagine that some of the Tiber's water could be controlled the same way it was done in ancient Egypt. That is trenches to guide part of the Tiber to water the Roman farmlands. Also, another source of fresh water came from springs in mountain ranges near Rome. Aqueducts carried drinking water and helped the Roman sewer & bath systems by using water fed to Rome via the aqueducts. It would seem reasonable that part of the water from the aqueducts could be diverted for irrigation of Roman crop lands.
The ancient Romans had an advanced water system for its time. The larger Roman cities had better water systems than small cities. I am most familiar with the water system in ancient Rome than in other places. Ancient Rome, at its peak had a very well designed and maintained water system. Fresh water came from aqueducts that brought spring water from faraway mountain springs to Rome. Rome had indoor plumbing, a very good sewerage system, and heated and non heated public and private baths. Water was also available from the Tiber River also. Fresh water is essential for healthy living and in summary, the water system of Rome helped Romans expand the city with a well kept water system.
The biggest consumers of water were the bathhouses.