The destruction of the Olympics by Christians

[Don2 (Don1 Revised)]

We're you there? Is it interesting ruins?

Yes. I love Ancient ruins.

I actually couldn’t resist running the race. Wanna see a pic of me doing it?

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I was arrested shortly after finishing the race, but at least I won.

We need to bring back the Ancient Greek shaving regimen--when men were real men.

 

[Politesse]

Here's another "fun" fact/ironies of history I've learned here. In 100 bc Spain was full of gold and silver mines. And recently conquered and turned into a Roman colony. The way the Spanish treated the indigenous Americans was how the Romans treated the Iberians 100 bc. The irony

Hurt people, hurt people. Every new regime promises liberation from the ravages of the previous, then inherits their institutions and deploys the same methods they did. Columbus certainly would not be offended by any comparison of himself to the Roman heroes of old. "Rome" (Constantinople) fell to Ottomans when he was a child, causing a panic in Europe and a sudden burst of nostalgia in her popular culture. Allusions to the Caesars and the writers of yore were everywhere for a while.

 

[SLD]

Ancient Roman porn found in Pompeii. Wasn't made available to the public until 1976. Before that it was considered too scandalous.

And a cool helmet

I’m surprised you didn’t find this one in Pompeii. Glad you went!

 

[SLD]

The most amazing thing about Pompeii is the streets. It all feels just like a normal Roman day. And it just goes on and on. In any other setting each house would lead to its own museum. Its a whole city of it. Pretty mindblowing

True story. My mother visited Pompeii in the 50’s. They would not let her see the brothel. It was considered too scandalous for a woman to see.