Abstract
After the fall of an empire and millennia of conflict and decay, most structures crumble. Yet the monumental dome of the Pantheon, the towering ruins of the Colosseum, and the sprawling miles of aqueducts still stand today, two thousand years later, as testaments to Roman engineering brilliance. The survival of these ancient structures was made possible by one of Rome’s greatest innovations: Roman concrete, or opus caementicium.
Recommended Citation
Cashen, Lilly
(2025)
"My Roman Empire: The Mystery of Roman Concrete,"
Osmosis Magazine: Vol. 2025:
Iss.
2, Article 17.
Available at:
https://scholarship.richmond.edu/osmosis/vol2025/iss2/17
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