Download Roman Concrete Uses

Topics:
•Aqueducts
•Roman
Coliseums
•Arches
•Columns
•A canal constructed to transport
water to cities and industrial sites.
• The Romans constructed the greatest
ancient aqueducts; some of them are
still in use!
•The Romans constructed
over 10 aqueducts in 500
year period.
•The aqueducts supplied
the many baths, and
fountains in the city.
•Then finally being
emptied into the sewers,
where they finished
there last job, removing
the waste matter.
•The Romans only had one coliseum.
•It was able to hold around 70,000 people.
•It’s original name was the Flavian
Amphitheater.
•It was built in the 70’s AD.
•It was finished and ready
to use around 80 AD.
•The coliseum was
continuously used until 217,
when it got hit by a lightning
strike and then started a
fire.
•The coliseum was repaired
by the year 238 and, the
fighting commenced.
•They were used in a lot of structures like
aqueducts, and coliseums.
•The way arches were built was a trademark of
Ancient Rome.
•The Romans used
arches in a lot of there
buildings for two
reasons: for support and
for decoration.
•Triumphal arches were
later constructed to
honor their leaders.
•Ancient Rome used columns a lot.
•Most of the columns were adopted from the
Greek columns.
•They used them as
support and as
decoration.
•Rome came up with 5
different columns known
as Tuscan, Doric, Ionic,
Corinthian, and
Composite.
The Romans used concrete in arches,
columns, coliseums, and aqueducts.
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