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Practicing Citations
Notably, opus caementcium's importance to the development of opus reticulatum which it was the facing for but also environmental considerations to the use of reticulate work as it is made from tufa, a volcanic rock.

The book provides a development history of reticulate work in terms of what the Romans attempted to improve from previous facings and what constraints they had during construction.

While the article’s topic is about the Villa Claudia’s use of water as a display of power, opus reticulatum is referenced multiple times throughout the article to support his imperial dating of the villa in opposition to Vighi’s late Republican dating.

Vitruvius's statements on opus reticulatum are useful for my article as he has a familiarity with the construction of the technique and his own thoughts about it as an architect.

The source is useful for my article because of its use of urbanism to explain the important motivation and choices made by the Romans to develop opus reticulatum.

Answers to Module 7 Questions
Describe your media

A wall with opus reticulatum

Is it your own work?

No

What is the file format?

jpg

What license have you chosen?

The image is under Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic (CC BY-SA 2.0)

What category/gallery will you add it to?

Bricks

How will you describe the file?

Opus reticulatum in Herod's Palace in Jericho