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List of ancient Greek and Roman monoliths

Man amidst the collapsed giant columns of a Greek temple at Selinunte, Sicily

This is a list of ancient monoliths found in all types of Greek and Roman buildings.

It contains monoliths

Transporting was done by land or water (or a combination of both), in the later case often by special-built ships such as obelisk carriers.[1] For lifting operations, ancient cranes were employed since ca. 515 BC,[2] such as in the construction of Trajan's Column.[3]

It should be stressed that all numbers are estimations since only in the rarest cases have monoliths been actually weighed. Rather, weight is calculated by multiplying volume by density. The main source, J. J. Coulton, assumes 2.75 t/m3 for marble and 2.25 t/m3 for other stone.[4] For an explanation of the large margin of error, which often leads to widely differing numbers, see these introductory remarks.

Greek monoliths

Below a selection of Greek monoliths sorted by their date.

Roman monoliths

Below a selection of Roman monoliths sorted by their date; the list also includes work on Greek temples which was continued into the Roman era.

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Greek monoliths

Roman monoliths

See also

Notes

  1. ^ If in two blocks.
  2. ^ a b If monolithic.
  3. ^ In case of Egyptian obelisks, date of ship transport to Rome.
  4. ^ Although the mausoleum reflects Ostrogothic style, the method for moving the monolithic roof slab and positioning it on top of the building relied on the continuity of Roman techniques into the reign of Theoderic.

References

  1. ^ Wirsching 2000
  2. ^ a b Coulton 1974, pp. 7, 16
  3. ^ Lancaster 1999, pp. 419–439
  4. ^ Coulton 1974, p. 14
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj Coulton 1974, pp. 17–19 (appendix), remaining data taken from text
  6. ^ Coulton 1974, p. 16
  7. ^ "LacusCurtius • Vitruvius on Architecture — Book X". penelope.uchicago.edu.
  8. ^ a b c d e f Wirsching 2000, p. 271 (table 1)
  9. ^ Lancaster 1999, p. 428
  10. ^ a b Coulton 1974, pp. 16, 19
  11. ^ Maxfield 2001, p. 158
  12. ^ Lancaster 1999, p. 430
  13. ^ a b c Lancaster 1999, p. 426
  14. ^ Jones 1993, p. 32
  15. ^ Adam 1977, pp. 50f.
  16. ^ "NOVA Online | Mysteries of the Nile | A World of Obelisks: Rome". www.pbs.org.
  17. ^ Heidenreich & Johannes 1971, p. 63
  18. ^ Coulton 1974, p. 7

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