How to pronounce“caementitium”in English
IPA/kæɛmɛntɪtɪʌm/
Syllablesca·e·men·ti·ti·um
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For example, people had been mixing together water and rocks to make cement for generations.
But by 150 BCE, the Romans began mixing volcanic ash, rocks, water, and lime to make Roman concrete, or opus caementitium, which is one of those technologies that the smarty-pants like
to call "a big freakin' deal.” This new stuff was super durable and could be poured into weird shapes like domes.
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