Means by which the large blocks of travertine and marble were lifted during the construction of the large Tomb of Caecilia Metella, from Le Antichita Romane (Roman Antiquities), 1756-57. Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, 1720 - 1778) While Piranesi was at work on the Antichita Romane, the result of years of research into the highly developed engineering skills of the Romans, the first threats to Roman preeminence were heard.

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Roman Construction Techniques, Piranesi, 1756

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