<prompt> Bheka isigaba esingezansi bese uphendula umbuzo emva kwalokho ngolimi olufanayo nesigaba: Ingxenye: Ngokwesiko lamaGreki, ama-clepsydrae ayesetshenziswa ezinkantolo; kamuva, amaRoma nawo amukela lo mkhuba. Kunezinkulumo eziningana zalokhu emibhalweni yomlando nezincwadi zale nkathi; ngokwesibonelo, kuTheaetetus, uPlato uthi Labo bantu, ngakolunye uhlangothi, bakhuluma njalo ngokuphuthuma, ngoba amanzi agelezayo ayabacindezela. Okunye okukhulunywa ngakho ku-The Golden Ass kaLucius Apuleius: Umbhali weNkantolo waqala ukukhala futhi, kulokhu ebiza ufakazi oyinhloko womshushisi ukuba avele. Kwavela indoda endala, engangingayazi. Wayemenywa ukuba akhulume uma nje amanzi esekhona ewashini; leli kwakuyimbulunga engenalutho okwakuthelwa kuyo amanzi ngomsele osentanyeni, futhi lapho ayephuma khona kancane kancane ngemigodi emincane esisekelweni. Iwashi elisemlandweni ka - Apuleius lalingelinye lamawashi amanzi asetshenziswayo. Enye yayihlanganisa isitsha esinembobo phakathi, esasintanta emanzini. Isikhathi sasigcinwa ngokubheka ukuthi isitsha sasithatha isikhathi esingakanani ukugcwala ngamanzi. Nakuba ama-clepsydrae ayelusizo kakhulu kunamawashi elanga - ayengasetshenziswa endlini, ebusuku, nalapho isibhakabhaka sinamafu - ayengasheshi kangako; ngakho-ke, amaGreki afuna indlela yokuthuthukisa amawashi awo amanzi. Nakuba zisenembile njengamawashi elanga, amawashi amanzi aseGrisi aba nenembile kakhulu cishe ngo-325 BC, futhi zashintshwa ukuze zibe nobuso obubonisa isikhathi, okwenza ukufundwa kwewashi kunembe futhi kube lula. Enye yezinkinga ezivame kakhulu ezinhlotsheni eziningi ze-clepsydrae yayibangelwa ukucindezelwa kwamanzi: lapho isitsha esiphethe amanzi sigcwele, ukucindezelwa okwandisiwe kwabangela ukuba amanzi ageleze ngokushesha okukhulu. Le nkinga yaxazululwa abenzi bamawashi abangamaGreki nabamaRoma kusukela ngo - 100 B.C., futhi kwenziwa intuthuko emakhulwini eminyaka alandela. Ukuze kulwisane nokwanda kokugeleza kwamanzi, iziqukathi zamanzi zewashi - ngokuvamile izitsha noma izimbiza - zanikezwa ukuma okuyi-conical; uma zibekwe ziphakeme, amanzi amaningi kwakudingeka agelezele ngaphandle ukuze awe ibanga elifanayo nalelo lapho amanzi ephansi... Umbuzo: Yayisetshenziswa kuphi i - clepsydrae?  <response>: enkantolo 