Ancient Roman Concrete

Concrete is the combination of small stones, volcanic sand, lime, and water (Abercrombie & Whiton, 2007). Concrete made construction easier, faster, and most important more economical. Without the development of concrete, architecture would not have been able to advance at such a vast pace. While the ancient Egyptians had post-and-lintel, which in turn the Greeks reproduced and evolved trusses, the ancient Romans adapted and revolutionized the construction technique with the arch. Concrete, along with arches, allowed for more shapes to be introduced into the design, contradictory to prior styles.
Unlike the Greeks, for instance, the Romans no longer relied on columns for support and could expand space using arches, vaults and domes while increasing