Suspensura
Pier of bricks to support a floor over a hypocaust
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Suspensura is the architectural term given by Vitruvius[1] to piers of square bricks (about 20 cm × 20 cm) that supported a suspended floor of a Roman bath covering a hypocaust cavity through which the hot air would flow.[2]
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Suspensura". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 26 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 163.
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