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'''''Opus emplectum''''' is an advanced Roman construction technique. Each side of a wall is constructed with finished stone blocks, l [[Category:Ancient Roman construction techniques]] ...

...cannot be removed,<ref>Adam, Jean Pierre. ''Roman building: materials and techniques''. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1994. 151-152. Print.</ref> but e ...s, and in well-preserved castles, like [[Beaumaris Castle|Beaumaris]], the ancient putlog holes can be seen to this day. ...

{{Short description|Construction method for defensive walls}} ...man architecture and masonry, and – although somewhat similar construction techniques were used before, during and long after the period – it has peculiarities t ...

|known_for =Roman archaeology ...ho developed techniques that allowed her to estimate the building dates of ancient buildings in Rome. ...

| occupation = Classical archaeologist and Roman topographer ...on December 5, 1967) was Professor of [[Topography of ancient Rome|ancient Roman topography]] at the [[University of Rome La Sapienza|University of Rome]] f ...

{{Short description|Ancient art method}} ...but can be variously shaped.<ref name=yal>Strong, Donald (June 1, 1992). ''Roman Art: The Yale University Press Pelican History of Art''. Yale University Pr ...

{{Short description|Roman masonry in diamond-shaped bricks of tuff, covering a core of opus caementic ...d southern Italy with the exception being its rare appearance in [[Africa (Roman province)|Africa]] and [[Jericho]].<ref name=":8" />{{rp|175}}<ref name=":1 ...

{{Short description|Ancient Roman cement type}} ...le:Haselburg_opus_signinum.jpg|thumb|A piece of ''opus signinum'' from the Roman Villa of Haselburg, near [[Höchst im Odenwald]]]] ...

...oks?id=CQHsKG6g5zwC&pg=PA154 |title=Ancient Building Technology, Volume 3: Construction (2 Vols) |date=23 November 2009 |publisher=BRILL |isbn=90-04-17745-0 |pages ...r=Carmelo G. Malacrino|title=Constructing the Ancient World: Architectural Techniques of the Greeks and Romans|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5Gfk34wJ8-kC ...

|name = Lunt Roman Fort ...n Army would have used. In 2001, [[Anglo Saxon]] artefacts dating to [[Sub-Roman Britain]] were discovered on the site. ...

...ame to refer primarily to decorative concrete produced with special modern techniques for use in [[patio]]s, [[sidewalks]], [[driveway]]s, pool decks, and interi ...ont.jpg|thumb|alt=Ancient Roman Pantheon structure bearing stamped letters|Ancient stamped concrete of the [[Pantheon (Rome)|Pantheon]] in Rome]] ...

...ording to a chosen pattern. Unlike [[opus tessellatum|tessellated mosaic]] techniques, where the placement of very small uniformly sized pieces forms a picture, ...Caesarea Maritima, Herodium, Jericho, Machaerus, Masada, and from Herodian construction at [[Banias]], where the opus sectile consisted of octagons, squares, and t ...

| name = Butser Ancient Farm | caption = Butser Ancient Farm's reconstructed Iron Age village. ...

{{About|the Greek mathematician|the Roman freedman|Sporus}} '''Sporus of Nicaea''' ({{langx|el|Σπόρος}}; c. 240 – c. 300) was an ancient [[Greeks|Greek]] [[geometer]] and [[astronomer]] from [[Nicaea]]. ...

{{Short description|Ancient building in the Roman Forum, Rome}} {{infobox ancient site ...

{{Short description|Architectural style, inspired by classical Greco-Roman architectural principles}} ...Greek architecture]] and the [[ancient Roman architecture|architecture of ancient Rome]]. It also refers to the style or styles of architecture influenced by ...

...e''', acquired from the [[Etruscans]], was very advanced compared to other ancient cities and provided [[water supply]] and [[sanitation]] services to residen ...|title=The Anatomy of Rome from Capitol to Cloaca|journal=[[The Journal of Roman Studies]]|year=1995|volume=85|pages=23–32|doi=10.2307/301055|jstor=301055|s ...

[[File:Battalion march with gas mask.jpg|thumb|US Naval Construction Battalion NMCB-1 ([[Seabee (US Navy)|US Navy Seabee]]s) marching in route.] It is said that many ancient empires first developed marching as a way to move troops from one place to ...

Atria were a common feature in [[Ancient Roman architecture|Ancient Roman dwellings]], providing [[light]] and [[ventilation (architecture)|ventilati ==Ancient atria== ...

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