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A characteristic feature of Roman design was the combined use of arches and post and lintel. Although unfired brick was employed in all periods of Roman history, under the Empire, baked bricks became popular as a facing for concrete walls. From early times, stucco was used as a finish for important buildings, and the invention of insulated glazing helped keep buildings, such as the public baths, warm. For the more luxurious finishing of exterior and interior walls, sheathings of alabaster, porphyry, and marble were used.

-Silence 07:21, 18 December 2005 (UTC)

This article desperately needs pictures. --203.59.154.251 17:05, 13 September 2006 (UTC)