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- 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...
- Romans made extensive use of rubble masonry, calling it opus caementicium, because caementicium was the name given to the filling between the two revetments...
- : 73–4 : 189  Reticulate work developed in response to the advent of opus caementicium and its predecessor, opus incertum.: 136–45  This was to accommodate...
- Architecture. Courier Corporation. p. 387. ISBN 978-0-486-13211-2. Opus caementicium – Building material used in ancient Rome Opus incertum – Ancient Roman...
- opus caementicium. Opus latericium Ancient Roman form of construction in which co****-laid brickwork is used to face a core of opus caementicium. Opus...
- toward monumental architecture, was the invention of Roman concrete (opus caementicium), which led to the liberation of shapes from the dictates of the traditional...
- placed uncut stones or fist-sized tuff blocks inserted in a core of opus caementicium. Initially it consisted of more careful placement of the caementa (rock...
- 300 BCE to 476 CE. During the Roman Empire, Roman concrete (or opus caementicium) was made from quicklime, pozzolana and an aggregate of pumice. Its widespread...
- diamond-shaped bricks of tuff, covering a core of opus caementicium Roman concrete, also known as Opus caementicium – Building material used in ancient Rome G.R...
- Revival architecture.[citation needed] Roman concrete, also known as Opus caementicium – Building material used in ancient Rome Roman architecture – Ancient...