City Wall of Stone & Opus Caementicium, Roman Empuries (Detail) (Illustration)

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Illustration

by Mark Cartwright
published on 29 August 2016

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City Wall of Stone & Opus Caementicium, Roman Empuries (Detail) — A section of the Roman city-wall of Empuries, Spain. 1st century BCE. The base of the wall was made using calcareous rock while the upper portion is of Roman concrete (opus caementicium).

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Mark Cartwright

Mark is a history writer based in Italy. His special interests include pottery, architecture, world mythology and discovering the ideas that all civilizations share in common. He holds an MA in Political Philosophy and is the Publishing Director at AHE.

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Cartwright, M. (2016, August 29). City Wall of Stone & Opus Caementicium, Roman Empuries (Detail). Ancient History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.ancient.eu/image/5548/

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Cartwright, Mark. "City Wall of Stone & Opus Caementicium, Roman Empuries (Detail)." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Last modified August 29, 2016. https://www.ancient.eu/image/5548/.

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Cartwright, Mark. "City Wall of Stone & Opus Caementicium, Roman Empuries (Detail)." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 29 Aug 2016. Web. 08 Apr 2020.

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