Latin Culture 30

When was Titus's reign

• 60-70

• 63-70

• 79-81

• 76-78

Who were the workmen?

• Slaves

• Poor men

• Skilled craftsmen

Carpenters working on the arch would

• Lay the stones

• build the temporary supports

• build workers houses

What did masons do?

• Carving the stone

• Quarrying stone

• Preparing the blocks to be lifted

• Transportation of the stone

What are some tools that are almost unchanged from the Roman craftsmen?

• Chisels

• Crowbars

• Trowels

• Saws

• Mallets

What as the cement primarily made of?

• lime motar

• pebbles

• water

• sand

The cement was made by

• crushing it into a powerter

• Heating pieces of limestones

• combined with water to make a paste

• Pouring in acid

Roman word for concrete

• insulae

• caementicium

• optimus

• contitus

When was the great fire of rome

• 55

• 53

• 60

• 64

What were bricks often stamped with

• Identification number

• maker of the brick

• date of manufacturing

• place of manufacturing