2007-04-25 23:04:18 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Sculpture
Marble!
2007-04-28 17:19:54 · answer #1 · answered by Ricky 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
~Not in the contemporary sense. hydraulic cement was not invented until 1756, when John Smeaton added pebbles as a coarse aggregate to powdered brick in the cement. In 1824, English inventor, Joseph Aspdin invented Portland Cement, the common concrete still used today. On the other hand, the Egyptians, Assyrians and Babylonians all there their own formulae for their own concretes. The Romans and their Greek teachers also had their own concoctions, borrowing from what had worked elsewhere. So, the answer is yes, concrete was used in the coliseum, but no, it wasn't really. Hey, pop onto Vespasian and check out the specs.
2007-04-25 23:15:23 · answer #2 · answered by Oscar Himpflewitz 7 · 3⤊ 2⤋
Well, sort of. See, the colosseum was built of may materials, one of which is concrete. Concrete was used for the foundations, travertine for the piers and arcades, tufa infill between piers for the walls of the lower two levels, and brick-faced concrete used for the upper levels and for most of the vaults.
2007-04-27 03:57:31 · answer #3 · answered by Thanatos 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The whole coliseum no, but they used concrete in its construction. Mainly brick, concrete, and stone, also some marble (for the showy bits).
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2007-04-26 01:41:06 · answer #4 · answered by convictedidiot 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
A fine granite. Even though the Romans did use concrete. They utilized it for there water distribution.
2007-04-25 23:17:37 · answer #5 · answered by bill a 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Marble, I believe. Everything in Italy, even the sidewalks are marble.
2007-04-25 23:08:29 · answer #6 · answered by No Name 2 · 0⤊ 4⤋