Takes long time: The regular ear piercing takes up to 8 weeks to heal, the cartilage piercing can take much longer, and you need to make sure that you clean and rotate earrings during all this time 2-3 times a day. If it has been longer than that, return to the place that did the piercing or go to your doctor.
Fun Facts about Ancient Rome. 1  The city of Rome is the capital of Italy today. 2  The Circus Maximus, a huge stadium built for chariot races, could seat around 150,000 people. 3  The fall of Western Rome is considered the start of the Dark Ages in Europe. 4  The highest position in the Roman Republic was the consul.
Several of the 11 aqueducts of ancient Rome, constructed between 312 B.C. and 226 A.D., carried water all the way from Tivoli, about 43 miles (70 km) away [source: Antiquities ]. The longest of the aqueducts, Anio Novus, was nearly 60 miles (97 km) in length [source: InfoRoma ].Â­ncient Aqueducts. To achieve a consistent, shallow slope to move the water in a continuous flow, the Romans lay underground pipes and constructed siphons throughout the landscape. Workers dug winding channels underground and created networks of water pipes to carry water from the source lake or basin into Rome.