No rebar? No problem! How ancient Romans secured columns.

Have you ever marveled at the ancient structures and wondered, how did they do that? We sure have! In this video, we'll take a deep dive into the impressive columns at the Library of Celsus and uncover some of their mysteries. Join us as we explore the secrets behind how the columns were secured without modern materials or tools.
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[@Mike-dy8bq]

The Greeks used a single dowel in the center of each drum of a column to keep them in place while being stacked up. The columns are not a single piece of stone, but made up of several sections.

[@user-wt2yn2vw7m]

The Greeks were way before Romans. They invented Corinthian, Doric, Ionian type of columns and then Romans made a mixture from these three types called syntheton in Greek.

[@MilitaryMatters1]

It's because they were better architects and didnt have to worry about a boss telling them to "cut corners, and cost save". Ingenuity and precision work was welcome. . Now it is just efficiency and speed.

[@emirzmen]

I always thought they drilled the whole column. So they are using the iron more like a glue? :)

[@garvamel]

I'm not entirely sure how the molten lead held the top piece since the inlet was on the lower piece.

[@harithabdulrasoul2673]

It's always a delight to learn about ancient construction techniques, that might be useful someday.