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Roman Architecture under the Republic

Schematic illustration of an arch.

Schematic illustration of an arch.

This diagram illustrates the structural support of an arch extended into a barrel vault. The dotted line extending downward from the keystone (1) shows the strength of the arch directing compressive stresses (represented by the downward-pointing arrows outside the arch) safely to the ground. Meanwhile, tensile stress (represented by the horizontal and diagonal-facing arrows) is contained by the surrounding wall.

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  • barrel vault
  • exedra
  • cella
  • pozzolana
  • psuedoperipteral
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