Illustrated Companion to the Latin Dictionary/Constratum

Illustrated Companion to the Latin Dictionary, and Greek Lexicon (Rich, 1849)

CONSTRA'TUM. In general, any flooring made of planks: as, 1. Constratum navis (Pet. Sat. 100.), the deck of a ship, which is very clearly expressed in the annexed engraving (Constratum/1.1), from a bas-relief on the tomb of Munatius Plancus at Pompeii. 2. Constratum pontis (Liv. xxx. 10.), the flooring which affords a gangway over a bridge of boats, as in the annexed example (Constratum/1.2), from the Column of Antoninus, or over a wooden bridge, as in the illustration to PONS SUBLICIUS.

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  Constratum/1.1
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  Constratum/1.2