Roman Opus Mixtum Wall

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by Mark Cartwright
published on 23 August 2012

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Roman Opus Mixtum Wall — A segment of typical 2nd century CE Roman wall from Butrint (modern Albania). The wall is in the opus mixtum style which combined layers of opus testaceum (standard brick facing) with opus reticulatum (square-based pyramid blocks set in a diagonal pattern). Beyond its obvious decorative appeal the technique may also have allowed less-skilled labour to build more quickly.

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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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John Peter Oleson. The Oxford Handbook of Engineering and Technology in the Classical World. Oxford University Press, USA, 2009.

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