Opus mixtum

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Example of opus compositum comprising Opus reticulatum edged with opus latericium in the Roman theatre, Naples, Italy.
Example of opus compositum comprising Opus reticulatum edged with opus latericium in the Roman theatre, Naples, Italy.
Example of opus mixtum in the Brest Castle, France.
Example of opus mixtum in the Brest Castle, France.

Opus mixtum (Latin: "mixed work") or opus compositum was an ancient Roman construction technique. It can constist in a mix of opus reticulatum and, at the angles and the sides, opus latericium; or of opus vittatum and opus testaceum. It was used in particular during the age of Emperor Hadrian (2nd century AD).

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