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Roman Architectural Revolution
The Roman Architectural Revolution, also known as the concrete Revolution, was the widespread use in Roman architecture of the previously little-used architectural forms of the archvault, and dome. For the first time in history, their potential was fully exploited in the construction of a wide range of civil engineering structures, public buildings, and military facilities. These included amphitheatresaqueductsbathsbridges, circuses, damsdomes, harbours, and temples.

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