Opus latericium

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Example of opus latericium on a tomb of the ancient Appian Way in Rome.
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A wall of the Domus Augustana in Rome

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 structures built using unfired mud bricks.[3]

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