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Roman Bricks - Wes - 05-09-2007 Greetings!! While re-watching the History Channels "Cities of the Underworld" about Rome, I got to wondering (folding Laundry makes my mind wander!!lol) What were the sizes of the more common bricks used in Roman construction? All pictures I have viewed seem to show flatter, longer bricks with a larger or taller mortar line than what I am familiar with. I have been finishing my basement and built a brick Arch (FUN stuff there!) with modern red clay bricks. The Roman bricks seem a whiter or more tan color as well. Obviously clays would be different, but what about size? Was there a "Standard" size?? Thanks!! Respectfully, Wes Re: Roman Bricks - Arahne - 05-10-2007 42x28x4 cm is one of the most common sizes. foot and a half x foot but there are variables. In Sirmium observed standard size varies 42-45x28-30x4.5-7 cm Also one interesting observation from Sirmium earlier bricks from I and II century are thinner than III and IV century ones 3.5-6 cm vs 4.5-8 cm but this is questionable. Re: Roman Bricks - LUCIUS ALFENUS AVITIANUS - 05-10-2007 The romans use usually mesures based in the pes (foot) aprox 29 cm. The more used are : Bipedales; big bricks used to reinforç vaults or make flotating floors (suspensurae): 60 x 60 x 6 or 8. Pedales: one foot. 29 x 29. Sesquipedales: oneandhalf foot: 42-45 x 42-45. Bessales: half foot: 14 x 14. Usually to make the columns of suspensurae. And some times used square ones (42 x 28, 28 x 14, etc...) Re: Roman Bricks - Arahne - 05-10-2007 Question about bipedales - Cesar You said that they were used for suspensurae of flotating floors, what is that??? Re: Roman Bricks - LUCIUS ALFENUS AVITIANUS - 05-10-2007 Number 3 are the bipedales. Number 2 the bessales. Picture from the web: www.balawat.com/archcrque/phipo.htm Re: Roman Bricks - Arahne - 05-11-2007 You confused me when You wrote that they where used for suspensurae. I understand now what you ment. Great site, and great drawings. Re: Roman Bricks - Eleatic Guest - 06-13-2007 Quote: Hehe...detected an anachrons\\ism. The pic shows a wheelbarrow, although there is no evidence at all for such a device with the Romans. The only evidence for wheelbarrows in the ancient Mediterranean comes actually from 5th century BC Greece. Apart from that nada until the late 12th century. See: M. J. T. Lewis: “The Origins of the Wheelbarrow†Re: Roman Bricks - M. Demetrius - 08-24-2007 Quote:Hehe...detected an anachrons\\ism. The pic shows a wheelbarrow, although there is no evidence at all for such a device with the RomansWell, maybe they bought it at an antique store in Athens? Re: Roman Bricks - Vedennius - 08-26-2007 Quote:Bessales: half foot: 14 x 14. Usually to make the columns of suspensurae. I thought that bessales where 2/3 foot, not half a foot? Also, for what it's worth, bricks where sometimes subdivided along the diagonals to yield triangular bricks ... |