apitassi Sep 28, 2009:

Leave "bipedali" in Italian or not? I found the following definition of "bipedali" in Wikipedia and I was wondering if it was better to leave it in Italian with an explanation. The English translation seems to be limited to "Roman brick".

Bipedali: laterizi quadrati di due piedi di lato (59 cm), che potevano essere suddivisi in otto o sedici triangoli, con la faccia a vista lunga nel primo caso 40/39 cm e nel secondo caso 28/26 cm. Erano più comunemente utilizzati interi, come ricorsi per livellare, nell'intero spessore del muro, o come ghiere per gli archi.

Marco Solinas Sep 28, 2009:

Type of tile from the Roman era I found this reference that shows pictures of various types of tiles produced during Roman times. It may be useful to have a look.: http://books.google.ca/books?id=XPF7BNCKzygC&pg=PA156&lpg=PA...