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

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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 full-time writer, researcher, historian, and editor. Special interests include art, architecture, and discovering the ideas that all civilizations share. He holds an MA in Political Philosophy and is the WHE Publishing Director.

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Cartwright, M. (2016, August 29). City Wall of Stone & Opus Caementicium, Roman Empuries (Detail). World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5548/city-wall-of-stone--opus-caementicium-roman-empuri/

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