File:EB1911 Rome - Example of Early Basalt Road.jpg

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English: Example of an early Roman basalt road by the Temple of Saturn on the Clivus Capitolinus.

Legend: A. Travertine paving. B. Polygonal basalt blocks. C.

Concrete bedding. D. Rain-water gutter. The curb shown is taken from another part of the road.
Date published 1911
Source Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.), v. 23, 1911, “Rome,” p. 588, fig. 5.
Author J. H. M.
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Public domain This image comes from the 13th edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica or earlier. The copyrights for that book have expired in the United States because the book was first published in the US with the publication occurring before January 1, 1929. As such, this image is in the public domain in the United States.

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