Opus africanum is a form of ashlar masonry used in Carthaginian and ancient Roman architecture, characterized by pillars of vertical blocks of stone alternating with horizontal blocks, filled in with smaller blocks in between.
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Its name derives from the Roman province of Africa, and is common in North Africa, but also found in Sicily and Southern Italy.
See also
edit- Roman concrete (opus caementicium) – building material used in construction during the late Roman Republic and the Roman Empire.
- Dougga in Tunisia contains many examples of opus africanum.
References
edit- Adam, Jean-Pierre (1999). Roman Building. Routledge. Pages 120–121. [1]
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