The origins of concrete construction in Roman architecture : technology and society in Republican Italy / Marcello Mogetta, University of Missouri, Columbia.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mogetta, Marcello, author.

Contributor:

Edward Potts Cheyney Memorial Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Building--Rome.

Building.

Concrete construction--Rome.

Concrete construction.

Architecture, Roman.

Architecture and society--Rome.

Architecture and society.

Rome (Empire).

Physical Description:

xiv, 311 pages, 8 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 27 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2021.

Summary:

"Concrete construction represents Rome's major contribution to the history of ancient architecture and engineering. Scholars have touted the modern character of this man-made material, which gave planners the ability to cast structures wherever they were needed, emphasizing the inextricable link between building medium and building forms. Observation of the durability and longevity of concrete features, and particularly their survival in hostile environments such as seawater, has stimulated the scientific study of the material in order to identify the constituent elements and to describe the mechanical, chemical and physical characteristics for possible reproduction. As a result, the systematic testing of ancient samples has greatly improved our understanding of how Roman builders of the Late Republican and Imperial periods exploited raw materials. Moreover, the approach has shifted to concentrate on the step-by-step examination of the construction process, and standardized procedures have been developed to quantify the costs of construction, thus allowing for a contextualization of the building industry within the broader Roman economy"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Deconstructing Roman concrete

A new date for concrete in Rome

A view from the suburbium

Building Samnite Pompeii

Colonial networks.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 260-303) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Edward Potts Cheyney Memorial Fund.

Other Format:

Online version: Mogetta, Marcello. Origins of concrete construction in Roman architecture

ISBN:

9781108845687

1108845681

9781108964852

1108964850

OCLC:

1227270250

Publisher Number:

99988572937