Roman Inventions: Concrete
By Josh Yaklovich
Introducing Concrete
How is concrete made?
Extra Concrete facts and connections
-Roman concrete was used to make roads and many buildings just like we do today
-The Romans started making concrete over 2000 years ago
-By the beginning of 2nd Century B.C were using there concrete on large scale construction projects
-The Roman concrete had a different formula than our concrete today
-Roman concrete is about 10 times weaker than our concrete today
-Sea water is very damaging to modern concrete and Roman concrete was a lot more well protected against it
Inside Colosseum
Inside Colosseum
Outside Colosseum
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