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| Books LLC : Roman Aqueducts: Sextus Julius Frontinus, List of Roman Bridges, Roman Aqueduct, Sanitation in Ancient Rome, Mansourieh, Hushing | |
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Roman Aqueducts: Sextus Julius Frontinus, List of Roman Bridges, Roman Aqueduct, Sanitation in Ancient Rome, Mansourieh, Hushing |
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English |
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Paperback |
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84 |
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2010-05-26 |
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1156960363 |
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Books LLC |
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0.3 pounds |
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5.98 x 9.02 x 0.2 inches |
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Product Description
Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Sextus Julius Frontinus, List of Roman Bridges, Roman Aqueduct, Sanitation in Ancient Rome, Mansourieh, Hushing, List of Roman Cisterns, List of Roman Aqueducts by Date, de Aquaeductu, List of Aqueducts in the City of Rome, List of Aqueducts in the Roman Empire, Emissary. Excerpt: The Romans were the world's first major bridge builders. The following list constitutes an attempt to list all known Roman bridges, many of which still survive to this day. A Roman bridge in the sense of this article includes any of these features: Also listed are bridges which feature substantially Roman material (Spolia), as long as the later bridge is erected on the site of a Roman precursor. Finally, incidences where only excavated bridge inscriptions lay testimony to the existence of a now perished Roman bridge are also included. In the following, bridges are classified either according to their material or their function. Most data not otherwise marked comes from OConnor's Roman Bridges. Bridges are particularly difficult to classify as they, more than other structures, are subject to wear, war and the impact of natural elements. The constant need for repairs through the ages has often turned bridges into hybrid structures, which make it often difficult or nearly impossible to determine the exact date and origin of individual parts of a bridge. Thus, the majority of the bridges listed below can be assumed to include medieval or (early) modern modifications, replacements or extensions, to a small or large extent. Below bridges out of stone or brick. The vast majority features arches, although stone deck slabs were also known. Concerning the bridges' spans and height: S = small, M = middle and L = large. A timber bridge is a structure composed wholly out of w... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=18383597
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