{{short description|Pier of bricks to support a floor over a hypocaust}} [[File:2005-09-17 10-01 Provence 646 St Rémy-de-Provence - Glanum.jpg|thumb|Remains of the thermae in Glanum, on the southern outskirts of Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, France]] '''Suspensura''' is the architectural term given by Vitruvius<ref>''Vitruvii De architectura libri decem'', V, 10 («De balnearum dispositionibus et partibus»).</ref> to piers of square bricks (about 20 cm × 20&nbsp;cm) that supported a suspended floor of a Roman bath covering a hypocaust cavity through which hot air would flow.<ref>{{cite book|author=Forbes, R. J.|author-link=Robert Jacobus Forbes|title=Studies in Ancient Technology|year=1966|edition=2nd, revised|location=Leiden|publisher=E. J. Brill|page=38|volume=6|isbn=9004006265|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-VmmHdm5STIC&pg=PA38}}</ref>

== Notes == <references/>

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Category:Ancient Roman architectural elements Category:Ancient Roman baths Category:Bricks

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