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Entry: Roman Construction Methods - A23968876
Author: Bob Stafford. ACE ; - Keeper of The Treacle Shadow - Support the Beeblecasters @ A29805636 - U3151547

Please comment and advise

Hiya Bob,

I read this last night without my glasses (I'd left them upstairs and was too lazy to get them). Dang but those Romans were clever weren't they?

It was very interesting, but I had to come back tonight to check out the last heading about Mulit Arched Bridges .... I thought it was my eyes last night - but is wasn't .... should it be Multi or is it a word I don't know?

Well spotted fizymouse all cured

Any more comments please

I prefer "military engineers" to "army engineers", throughout.

The title should include "- Roads and Bridges".

forts
canals
aquaducts
collosseums
irrigation
ports and harbours
markets
temples
etc

might be described in subsequent entries?

Given the Arches entry, some of the work on arches and concrete could be done by a hyperlink - but I don't know how that is done when two entries are in peer review together! I think you hope both are picked at the same time and the sub coordinates the link.

I hope so

What's the status on this now Bob?

A whole Entry on Roman construction methods and no mention of Vitruvius?

He wasn't a terribly good architect/engineer, mind... His "De architectura libre dicem" (Ten Books of Architecture) are just the only Roman textbook on building to have survived to the present day. It details construction of public buildings, bridges, military fortifications...

Hi h5ringer

Awating comments and ideas

I shall take a look at that Mal thanks for the idea

I have the book, but it's 300km away at the moment

Thanks Mal will the adddition be enough.

Known simply as Vitruvius was born around 80–70BC, and died around 15BC. - that's a sentence fraqment. Maybe change it to something like "This builder, who was known simply as Vitruvius..." and spell Caesar right

Hi Mal is that any better

Wouldn't a "contemporary Roman" work be one that's written in Italy now?

Hows this

This is the Roman work of the time known to have survived.

that will save time

This entry seems to contain a lot of useful information, Bob, but we already have an entry in the guide on the construction of Roman Roads, Bridges and Arches: the excellent A1283122 by Mandy. I don't think we'll be able to accept a duplicate entry on the subject.

Yes it is an ecellent but it lacks any construction detail