How would someone destroy a dam in a world without explosives?

I'm considering the mechanics of a "shock and awe" scene in my novel which could see an old dam being brought down. The era is equivalent to that of the middle Roman empire, so introducing explosives would be far too convenient and would require altering previous work for the simple logic of conflicts.

What was available, or has been used in the past, to undermine the foundations of large structures in minimal time?

It's undecided at present how deep the water is on the other side of the dam, and the construction materials. I'm most likely to use the Roman style of architecture (reference).

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