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The Origins of Concrete Construction in Roman Architecture : Technology and Society in Republican Italy

Cover -- Half-title page -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Contents -- List of Plates -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Acknowledgments -- One Introduction -- Aims and Methods -- Ground Rules: The Building Industry of Republican Rome and Italy -- Basic Terms and Definitions: What Is Roman Con...

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Main Author: Mogetta, Marcello (Author)
Document Type: Online Resource Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Cambridge University Press , 2021
Online Access:http://proxy.fid-lizenzen.de/han/proquest-ebook-central-altertum/ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/bsbfidaltertumswissenschaften/detail.action?docID=6653901
E-Book Packages:ProQuest Ebook Central : Classical Studies Collection
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520 |a Building Materials and the Architectural History of Pre-Roman Pompeii -- Reframing the Limestone Period -- The Origins of Cemented-Rubble Construction in Pompeian Houses: Materials and Processes -- The Diffusion of Concrete Technology in Public Building -- Technology and Socioeconomic Status: The Innovation of Concrete Construction in Pompeii -- Pompeian Concrete Construction in Its Regional Context -- Conclusions -- Six Colonial Networks -- Roman Urbanism and Roman Expansion: Reorienting the Perspective -- Background: The Making of Mid-Republican Colonies -- The Urban Development of Mid-Republican Colonies: Norba and Fregellae -- The Early Development of Concrete Construction at Cosa -- Comparative Evidence from Roman Colonies (c. 200-150 BCE) -- A Tale of Two Cities: Pozzolanic Mortars at Puteoli and Aquileia -- Conclusions -- Seven Conclusion -- Appendix Catalog of Sites -- Glossary -- Bibliography and Abbreviations -- Index. 
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