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title: Roman Buttress
author: isawnyu
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1093/roman-buttress/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Roman Buttress
_Authored by isawnyu_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/1093.jpg)
## Image Caption
Examples of the buttress, a device from Classical [architecture](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/architecture/) to strengthen a [wall](https://www.worldhistory.org/wall/) and increase its load-bearing capacity. [Roman](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/) houses, [Rome](https://www.worldhistory.org/Rome/).
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## License & Copyright
[](http://www.flickr.com/photos/isawnyu/7556332880/)This image was first published on [Flickr](http://www.flickr.com). [Original image](http://www.flickr.com/photos/isawnyu/7556332880/) by [**isawnyu**](http://www.flickr.com/photos/isawnyu/7556332880/). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 10 March 2013. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0deed.en). This license lets others distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon your work, even commercially, as long as they credit you for the original creation. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.