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  2. Ancient Roman architecture - Wikipedia

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    Despite the technical developments of the Romans, which took their buildings far away from the basic Greek conception where columns were needed to support heavy beams and roofs, they were reluctant to abandon the classical orders in formal public buildings, even though these had become essentially decorative.

  3. Roman brick - Wikipedia

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    Roman bricks in the Jewry Wall, Leicester. The 20th-century bracing arch in the background utilises modern bricks. Roman brick is a type of brick used in ancient Roman architecture and spread by the Romans to the lands they conquered, or a modern adaptation inspired by the ancient prototypes. Both types are characteristically longer and flatter ...

  4. Category : Lists of ancient Roman buildings and structures

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    Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects Wikidata item; Appearance. move to sidebar hide. Help. Pages in category "Lists of ancient Roman buildings and ...

  5. Category:Ancient Roman architecture - Wikipedia

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    Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Ancient Roman construction techniques (24 P) ... Pages in category "Ancient Roman architecture"

  6. Roman concrete - Wikipedia

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    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.

  7. Roman Building - Wikipedia

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    Roman Building: Materials and Techniques (French: La Construction Romaine: matériaux et techniques) is a treatise on Roman construction by French architect and archaeologist Jean-Pierre Adam, first published in 1984. A second edition was published in 1989, and an English translation by Anthony Mathews was published in 1994.

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  9. Opus scutulatum - Wikipedia

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    The mosaics of the scutulatum style have the appearance of a simple mosaic pavement lacking figural decoration and were in use throughout the entire Roman Empire. [ 3 ] Pliny ( Naturalis Historia XXXV.185) reports that opus scutulatum was first used in Rome at the beginning of the Third Punic War (149 BC) in the Temple of Jupiter Capitolinus.