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Roman brick, the Glossary

Roman brick is a type of brick used in ancient Roman architecture and spread by the Romans to the lands they conquered, or a modern adaptation inspired by the ancient prototypes.^[1]

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Abbot of St Albans

This is a list of abbots of St Albans Abbey up to its Dissolution in 1539.

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All Saints' Church, Brixworth

All Saints' Church, Brixworth, now the parish church of Brixworth, Northamptonshire, England, is a leading example of early Anglo-Saxon architecture.

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Ancient Roman architecture adopted the external language of classical ancient Greek architecture for the purposes of the ancient Romans, but was different from Greek buildings, becoming a new architectural style.

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Ancient Roman units of measurement

The units of measurement of ancient Rome were generally consistent and well documented.

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Anglo-Saxon architecture

Anglo-Saxon architecture was a period in the history of architecture in England from the mid-5th century until the Norman Conquest of 1066.

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Antiquarian

An antiquarian or antiquary is an aficionado or student of antiquities or things of the past.

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Antiquity (journal)

Antiquity is an academic journal dedicated to the subject of archaeology.

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Appian Way

The Appian Way (Latin and Italian: Via Appia) is one of the earliest and strategically most important Roman roads of the ancient republic.

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Architect

An architect is a person who plans, designs, and oversees the construction of buildings.

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Augsburg

Augsburg (label) is a city in the Bavarian part of Swabia, Germany, around west of the Bavarian capital Munich.

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Augustus

Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus (born Gaius Octavius; 23 September 63 BC – 19 August AD 14), also known as Octavian (Octavianus), was the founder of the Roman Empire.

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Aula Palatina

The Aula Palatina, also called Basilica of Constantine (Konstantinbasilika), at Trier, Germany, is a Roman palace basilica and an early Christian structure built between AD 300 and 310 during the reigns of Constantius Chlorus and Constantine the Great.

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Basilica of Maxentius

The Basilica of Maxentius and Constantine (Basilica di Massenzio), sometimes known as the Basilica Nova—meaning "new basilica"—or Basilica of Maxentius, is an ancient building in the Roman Forum, Rome, Italy.

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Bomarzo

Bomarzo is a town and comune of the province of Viterbo (Lazio, Central Italy), in the lower valley of the Tiber.

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Brick

A brick is a type of construction material used to build walls, pavements and other elements in masonry construction. Roman brick and brick are bricks.

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Brickwork

Brickwork is masonry produced by a bricklayer, using bricks and mortar. Roman brick and Brickwork are bricks.

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British Archaeological Association

The British Archaeological Association (BAA) was founded in 1843 and aims to inspire, support and disseminate high quality research in the fields of Western archaeology, art and architecture, primarily of the mediaeval period, through lectures, conferences, study days and publications.

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British Isles

The British Isles are a group of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean off the north-western coast of continental Europe, consisting of the islands of Great Britain, Ireland, the Isle of Man, the Inner and Outer Hebrides, the Northern Isles (Orkney and Shetland), and over six thousand smaller islands.

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Ceramic building material

Ceramic building material, often abbreviated to CBM, is an umbrella term used in archaeology to cover all building materials made from baked clay. Roman brick and Ceramic building material are Archaeological artefact types and bricks.

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Chicago

Chicago is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States.

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Constantinople

Constantinople (see other names) became the capital of the Roman Empire during the reign of Constantine the Great in 330.

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Corbridge

Corbridge is a village in Northumberland, England, west of Newcastle and east of Hexham.

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Course (architecture)

A course is a layer of the same unit running horizontally in a wall.

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Dominus (title)

Dominus is the Latin word for master or owner.

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Domitia Lucilla (mother of Marcus Aurelius)

Calvisia Domitia Lucilla (also known as Domitia Lucilla Minor and Domitia Calvilla), was a noble Roman woman who lived in the 2nd century.

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Domus Tiberiana

The Domus Tiberiana was an Imperial Roman palace in ancient Rome, located on the northwest corner of the Palatine Hill.

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Fall of the Western Roman Empire

The fall of the Western Roman Empire, also called the fall of the Roman Empire or the fall of Rome, was the loss of central political control in the Western Roman Empire, a process in which the Empire failed to enforce its rule, and its vast territory was divided between several successor polities.

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France

France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe.

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Frank Lloyd Wright

Frank Lloyd Wright Sr. (June 8, 1867 – April 9, 1959) was an American architect, designer, writer, and educator. Roman brick and Frank Lloyd Wright are Prairie School architecture.

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Germany

Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG), is a country in Central Europe.

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Great Britain

Great Britain (commonly shortened to Britain) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean off the north-west coast of continental Europe, consisting of the countries England, Scotland and Wales.

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Harvard University Press

Harvard University Press (HUP) is a publishing house established on January 13, 1913, as a division of Harvard University, and focused on academic publishing.

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Historic preservation

Historic preservation (US), built heritage preservation or built heritage conservation (UK) is an endeavor that seeks to preserve, conserve and protect buildings, objects, landscapes or other artifacts of historical significance.

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Imbrex and tegula

The imbrex and tegula (imbrices and tegulae) were overlapping roof tiles used in ancient Greek and Roman architecture as a waterproof and durable roof covering. Roman brick and imbrex and tegula are ancient Roman architectural elements and Archaeological artefact types.

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Inch

The inch (symbol: in or pprime) is a unit of length in the British Imperial and the United States customary systems of measurement.

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John Leland (antiquary)

John Leland or Leyland (13 September, – 18 April 1552) was an English poet and antiquary.

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Kelsey Museum of Archaeology

The Kelsey Museum of Archaeology is a museum of archaeology located on the University of Michigan central campus in Ann Arbor, Michigan, in the United States.

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Kiln

A kiln is a thermally insulated chamber, a type of oven, that produces temperatures sufficient to complete some process, such as hardening, drying, or chemical changes.

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Masonry

Masonry is the craft of building a structure with brick, stone, or similar material, including mortar plastering which are often laid in, bound, and pasted together by mortar.

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McKim, Mead & White

McKim, Mead & White was an American architectural firm based in New York City.

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Middle Ages

In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period (also spelt mediaeval or mediæval) lasted from approximately 500 to 1500 AD.

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Mudbrick

Mudbrick or mud-brick, also known as unfired brick, is an air-dried brick, made of a mixture of mud (containing loam, clay, sand and water) mixed with a binding material such as rice husks or straw. Roman brick and Mudbrick are bricks.

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Opus latericium

Example of ''opus latericium'' on a tomb of the ancient Appian Way in Rome. Opus latericium (Latin for "brick work") is an ancient Roman construction technique in which course-laid brickwork is used to face a core of opus caementicium.

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Opus mixtum

Brest Castle, France Opus mixtum (Latin: "mixed work"), or opus vagecum and opus compositum, was an ancient Roman construction technique.

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Opus reticulatum

Opus reticulatum (also known as reticulate work) is a facing used for concrete walls in Roman architecture from about the first century BCE to the early first century CE. Roman brick and Opus reticulatum are ancient Roman architectural elements and bricks.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_brick

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Ancient Roman architectural elements

Bricks

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