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The easy answer is: Because they could.
It was very important in roman times that the rocks where accessible, not too far away from the construction site, easy to work and relatively stable, because transport was a major cost factor and rock cutting and shaping timeconsuming, hard work.
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Was the Romans the first people to use limestone?
No, the Egyptians were using limestone at least a thousand years before the Romans came on the scene.
Is limestone a nonrenewable or renewable resource?
Limestone is a nonrenewable resource everyone so use your limestone wisely ! (:
How expensive is a limestone fireplace?
A limestone fireplace is moderately expensive. Limestone fireplaces range on different prices depending on what you use to make them. The average price is $500.
How can limestone quarry harm the environment?
we use lime to neutralize the acidity of soil but we can't use limestone because it produces large amount of heat which is enough to kill the plants
Why do you use limestone in smelting?
Because it is fantastically used in industry
Was the Romans the first people to use limestone?
No, the Egyptians were using limestone at least a thousand years before the Romans came on the scene.
What did the Romans used to aqueducts to?
Limestone & Scaffolding.
Why did the Romans use limestone to build their aqueducts?
Limestone or, to be more precise, reconstituted limestone is, perhaps, the oldest and technologically very advanced building material. Back nearly 5,000 years it was used by Ancient Egyptians to construct their pyramids (recent studies have shown that the pyramid bricks were made of limestone cement, and not cut as the longstanding belief assumed). The Romans simply took the existing technology and applied it to aqueducts, bridges and other constructions.
Is limestone a nonrenewable or renewable resource?
Limestone is a nonrenewable resource everyone so use your limestone wisely ! (:
What did Jamaica use limestone for?
cement mostly and jamaica used limestone to help their food
Did the poor Romans have butter?
No, and neither did the rich Romans. The Romans did not use butter, they used oil in its place.No, and neither did the rich Romans. The Romans did not use butter, they used oil in its place.No, and neither did the rich Romans. The Romans did not use butter, they used oil in its place.No, and neither did the rich Romans. The Romans did not use butter, they used oil in its place.No, and neither did the rich Romans. The Romans did not use butter, they used oil in its place.No, and neither did the rich Romans. The Romans did not use butter, they used oil in its place.No, and neither did the rich Romans. The Romans did not use butter, they used oil in its place.No, and neither did the rich Romans. The Romans did not use butter, they used oil in its place.No, and neither did the rich Romans. The Romans did not use butter, they used oil in its place.
Can you use the word limestone in a sentence?
I will need one more bag of limestone, please.
What materials did they use to make the sphinx besides limestone?
It was originally carved from a single block of limestone.
How to reduce the amount of limestone you use?
We can reduce the use of limestine by
Did Egyptians use limestone for tools?
Limestone is too soft for use as tools. The Egyptians built monument out of limestone using tools made of harder stone - Flint, granite, etc. (and some copper tools)
What did the Romans use to build?
They used pounded earth. also... : They were the first ones after the Assyrians to use concrete. They had layer upon layers. Started with earth, then dirt, then limestone, and then concrete and closely put together pavement stones to make the ground/road level.
Why is limestone a bad material to use with acid rain?
the limestone is very soft and will be dissolved in the acid rain
