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 mixtum in the Brest Castle, France.

Opus mixtum (Latin: "mixed work") or opus vagecum 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).

See also

• Roman architecture
• Opus caementicium
• Roman concrete

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