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How Were Roman Houses Built?
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Roman houses were always thought to be made of stone, tile, and marble. The general thinking that Romans lived in grandiose villas is actually false. It has been said that only 1% lived in villas, while the rest lived in small huts. These small huts were made from timber and they had thached roofs.
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The construction of the Roman aqueducts are actually incredibly well described in a book written by Vitruvius that was called De Architectura. Basically, this architect discovered
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eat a turkey.
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they were built in the last century and they were used to filter water for rome.
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Roman temples were built for the gods. Each temple was dedicated to a god or goddess or to two or three related gods/goddesses. There was also the pantheon which was a kind of temple
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