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Author: * Aulus Sergius -
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Date: May 17, 2005 - 23:31
A quick study of the subject can be found in Roman Building Material and Techniques by Jean-Pierre Adam (originally published in French as La Construction Romaine: matériaux et techniques), pp. 145-150.
There was first the unbaked brick, opus latericium, in use up to the time of Augustus and then baked brick, opus testaceum from then on.
The division of bricks in to triangular shapes is illustrated from this quick scan from the book cited above:
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