What type of stone did the romans use?
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What type of stone did the romans use rarely before Augustus? What type of stone did the romans use, found around Tivoli?
Marble
Travertine limestone
Ancient Roman architecture
What type of stone did the romans use?
Ancient Roman architecture Roman roads Sampietrini Roman bridge History of construction Roman concrete Roman aqueduct Arch bridge Roman brick Ballista
Ancient <b>Roman</b> architecture adopted the external language of classical Greek 
architecture for ... Other more or less local <b>stones</b> were <b>used</b> around the empire. 
... A horreum <b>was</b> a <b>type</b> of public warehouse <b>used</b> during the ancient <b>Roman</b> 
period&nbsp;... <b>Roman</b> roads were physical infrastructure vital to the maintenance and 
development of the ... <b>Roman</b> roads were of several <b>kinds</b>, ranging from small 
local roads to broad, long-distance highways built to connect ... In the provinces, 
the <b>Romans</b> often <b>did</b> not bother with a <b>stone</b> causeway, but <b>used</b> log roads (
pontes longi). Sampietrini (also sanpietrini) is the typical <b>kind</b> of pavement found in several 
cities in Italy. It is made of bevelled <b>stones</b> of black basalt (&quot;sampietrini&quot;), placed 
one next to the other. The earliest examples were made by trimming large blocks 
that had been <b>used</b> in ancient <b>Roman</b> roads, recently discovered ... The first 
documented <b>use</b> in Rome of &quot;sampietrini&quot; <b>stones was</b> during the&nbsp;... <b>Roman</b> bridges, built by ancient <b>Romans</b>, were the first large and lasting bridges 
built. <b>Roman</b> bridges were built with <b>stone</b> and had the arch as the basic structure 
(see arch bridge). Most utilized concrete as well, which the <b>Romans</b> were the first 
to <b>use</b> for ... The largest <b>Roman</b> bridge <b>was</b> Trajan&#39;s bridge over the lower 
Danube,&nbsp;... The history of construction overlaps many other fields like structural engineering 
and relies on ... Copper and bronze were <b>used</b> for the same <b>types</b> of tools as 
<b>stone</b> such as axes and chisels, but the new, less ... The great <b>Roman</b> 
development in building materials <b>was</b> the <b>use</b> of hydraulic lime mortar called 
<b>Roman</b> cement. <b>Roman</b> concrete, also called opus caementicium, <b>was</b> a material <b>used</b> in 
construction during ... <b>Roman</b> concrete <b>was</b> normally faced with <b>stone</b> or brick, 
and interiors might be further decorated by stucco, ... Concrete, and in particular, 
the hydraulic mortar responsible for its cohesion, <b>was</b> a <b>type</b> of structural ceramic 
whose&nbsp;... The <b>Romans</b> constructed aqueducts throughout their Republic and later Empire, 
to bring water ... Water from aqueducts <b>was</b> also <b>used</b> to supply villas, ornamental 
urban and suburban gardens, market gardens, farms, and ... Spring-water <b>was</b> 
fed into a <b>stone</b> or concrete springhouse, then entered the aqueduct conduit. An arch bridge is a bridge with abutments at each end shaped as a curved arch. 
Arch bridges ... The <b>stone</b> corbel arch bridge is still <b>used</b> by the local populace. ... 
The outside <b>was</b> usually covered with brick or ashlar, as in the Alcántara bridge. 
The <b>Romans</b> also introduced segmental arch bridges into bridge construction. <b>Roman</b> brick can refer either to a <b>type</b> of brick <b>used</b> in Ancient <b>Roman</b> 
architecture and spread ... <b>Roman</b> brick <b>was used</b> to construct famous 
architecture such as the Red Basilica in Pergamon, Domus Tiberiana in Rome, 
and the ... Like much of the <b>Roman stone</b>, <b>Roman</b> bricks were gathered for reuse 
throughout this period. The ballista plural ballistae, sometimes called bolt thrower, <b>was</b> an ancient 
missile weapon that launched either bolts or <b>stones</b> ... Unit types and ranks &middot; 
Decorations and punishments &middot; Legions ... bows or slings. The <b>use</b> of the ballista 
in the <b>Roman</b> siege strategy <b>was</b> also demonstrated in the case of the Siege of 
Masada.
Travertine limestone Marble
Ancient Roman architecture