Ancient Roman Architecture

Pompeii, Roman concrete

Pompeii’s ruins challenge Rome’s famous concrete recipe

Isotopic analysis confirmed that the workers in Pompeii relied on hot-mixing when making their concrete. Samples from the site contained both the lime clasts Masic previously described in 2023, as well as the dry composite materials needed before hot-mixing.

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Pompeii construction site confirms recipe for Roman concrete

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Ingredients for Roman Self-healing Concrete Revealed at Pompeii Building Site

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We Finally Know Why Roman Concrete Has Survived For Nearly 2,000 Years

A construction site dating back nearly 2,000 years to the putative demise of Pompeii in 79 CE has revealed new evidence for ...

An ancient stone staircase seemed to lead nowhere. Now it’s revealing the ‘lost Pompeii’

Clues from a digital reconstruction of a lavish ancient home are changing how researchers understand Pompeii’s elite.

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Verona's ancient Roman arena gets a modern facelift for the 2026 Winter Olympic Games

Verona’s ancient Roman Arena will receive a modern facelift and become more accessible to people with disabilities ahead of ...

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Archaeologists Uncover Massive 2,250-Year-Old Monument Beneath Ancient Roman City

A newly discovered monumental basin in Gabii hints at how early Romans experimented with city planning long before Rome’s own layers were buried. In the center of the ancient city of Gabii, just 11 ...

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Monumental Roman basin hidden for 2,000 years unearthed near Rome

Archaeologists excavating the ancient Roman city of Gabii have uncovered a massive stone-lined basin that may represent one ...

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Unearthing Ancient Secrets: Roman Concrete's Timeless Legacy

Scientists have uncovered a construction site frozen in time by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD at Pompeii, revealing ...

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