Pilae stacks
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pilae-stacks-297-10720524
title:
Pilae stacks
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Pilae stacks are stacks of pilae tiles, square or round tiles, that were used in Roman times as an element of the underfloor heating system, common in Roman bathhouses, called the hypocaust. The concept of the pilae stacks is that the floor is constructed at an elevated position, allowing air to freely circulate underneath and up, through the hollow bricks, into the structure walls. Examples of such baths are found not only in Rome, but also in distant parts of the Roman Empire such as Roman Bri
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Tiles used to support a floor over a hypocaust
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilae_stacks
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2023-09-22T19:17:11Z
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