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This door is one of the oldest in the world located in the Pantheon in Rome, Italy. It was built in the year 118-126 AD, during time of Emperor Hadrian. The gate consists of two wings, each made of solid bronze, weighs 8.5 tons, measures 7.6m high and 2.3m wide. Although the wings are extremely heavy, they are so balanced that a single person can easily open and close them. It is also one of few doors in the world whose lock, dating back almost 2000 years, still works
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 @archaeohistories similarly old, the door to the old Curia has been moved to San Giovanni in Laterano where it is still being used To facilitate walking at night on the roads of ancient Rome, the Romans resorted to the technique of placing small white stones called cat's eyes (Selent Stone), which reflected moonlight and thus served as modern street lamps, which helped people walk or ride after dark. @archaeohistories during a guided tour of Pompeii, with a guide who was experienced and knowledgeable, we were told such stones guided incoming sailors to the brothels. That path was at an incline so allowing the necessary reflection of moonlight at night. It sounded like this was unique to Pompeii; not something in general use on Roman roads. Interesting.  @archaeohistories this got me to look up a thing and TIL actual (modern) "cat's eyes" are distinct from the reflectors we use in north america https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat%27s_eye_(road)
 @archaeohistories The golden earings which is dated back to the second half of 1st Century AD, was found in 1974 in the Nohaichynskyi Kurhan near Chervone village in North-Eastern Crimea, Ukraine. The jewelry belonged to the Sarmatian noblewoman. Museum of Historic Treasures of Ukraine 'Fasting Buddha' a 2nd Century AD, Gandharan masterpiece, one of most prominent statues in the world and a valued possession of Lahore Museum since 1894 CE. It stands only 33 inches tall and is crafted out of grey Gandharan Schist stone. Statue was discovered in 19th Century in Sikri, Gandhara region. Sculpture portrays heroism of Buddha in his battle to find a way to end to human suffering. Norias of Hama, are group of large water wheels located along Orontes River in Hama, Syria. These wheels are also known as Hama Wheels or Hama Norias and are considered to be one of most impressive examples of traditional water-raising technology. Constructed during 14th-15th Century CE, some estimates suggest they may be even older. Wheels were used to lift water from river to nearby aqueducts and irrigation systems, which were used to water crops and provide drinking water for people of Hama. Roman Egyptian Mummy; of a 17 year old young woman called Cleopatra, who lived during Roman Period of ancient Egypt, (100-120 AD). She is cited as daughter of Candace, a member of Cornelius Pollius family, Archon of Thebes, under rule of Emperor Trajan. Inscriptions state that Cleopatra died at age 17 years, 1 months and 25 days, and her skeleton density suggests this to be so. No cause of death is known, but young death was not unusual in ancient world. Egyptian Museum The Ethiopian Bible; considered as the oldest, most complete bible on Earth. It was written on goat skin, was the world’s first illustrated Christian Bible and was written around the early 5th Century CE. |
@archaeohistories Is this some sort of investment scam? "Own a slice of the A303, so when they want to dual it, there's 40,000 ransom strips".
@archaeohistories And in all that time, only the Romans doing more than the bare minimum.
@archaeohistories Interesting. Strangely in Paris, during changes made for revegetation of Paris, I seen another layer of asphalt under the cobblestones