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Ancient Roman engineering. Reconstruction of a 10.4 m (34 ft) high Roman Polyspastos in Germany. The ancient Romans were famous for their advanced engineering accomplishments. Technology for bringing running water into cities was developed in the east, [clarification needed] but transformed by the Romans into a technology inconceivable in Greece.
Ancient Roman technology is the collection of techniques, skills, methods, processes, and engineering practices which supported Roman civilization and made possible the expansion of the economy and military of ancient Rome (753 BC – 476 AD). The Roman Empire was one of the most technologically advanced civilizations of antiquity, with some of ...
The Pantheon in Rome is an example of Roman concrete construction. Caesarea harbour: an example of underwater Roman concrete technology on a large scale. Roman concrete, also called opus caementicium, was used in construction in ancient Rome. Like its modern equivalent, Roman concrete was based on a hydraulic-setting cement added to an aggregate.
Opus quadratum. Opus quadratum ("squared work") is an ancient Roman construction technique, in which squared blocks of stone of the same height were set in parallel courses, most often without the use of mortar. [1] The Latin author Vitruvius describes the technique.
History. Following the conquests of Tarquinius Priscus, Etruscan engineers migrated to Rome, bringing with them their knowledge of bridge-building techniques. The oldest bridge in ancient Rome was the Pons Sublicius. [2][3] It was built in the 6th century BCE by Ancus Marcius over the Tiber River. [3][4] The Romans improved on Etruscan ...
Pages in category "Ancient Roman construction techniques" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Opus latericium (Latin for "brick work") is an ancient Roman construction technique in which course -laid brickwork is used to face a core of opus caementicium. [1][2] Opus reticulatum was the dominant form of wall construction in the Imperial era. [1] In the time of the architectural writer Vitruvius, opus latericium seems to have designated ...
Built around the time the Romans came to Britain in 122 A.D., the wall runs 73 miles across northern Britain and served as the frontier of the Roman Empire, now a World Heritage Site, according to ...