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Reconstructing the beginnings of Roman concrete - M. Mogetta 2021. The Origins of Concrete Construction in Roman Architecture: Technology and Society in Republican Italy. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Pp. xiv + 311. ISBN 978-1-108-84568-7.

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M. Mogetta 2021. The Origins of Concrete Construction in Roman Architecture: Technology and Society in Republican Italy. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Pp. xiv + 311. ISBN 978-1-108-84568-7.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 May 2023

John Peter Oleson
John Peter Oleson*
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University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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Journal of Roman Archaeology , Volume 36 , Issue 1 , June 2023 , pp. 249 - 257
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