Oktubre 13, 2013

"A Roman bathhouse still in use after 2,000 years."

In Algeria.
Ipinaskil ni Ann Althouse sa 10:49 AM
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8 komento:

George M. Spencer ayon kay ...

The third century AD Roman amphitheatre/coliseum in Djem, Tunisia, is not used today, of course, but it is amazing.

It held 35,000 people and looks in better shape than the one in Rome.

10/13/13, 11:04 AM
Big Mike ayon kay ...

The Romans built to last.

10/13/13, 11:35 AM
eddie willers ayon kay ...

The Romans built to last.

If they had discovered gunpowder, we'd all be speaking Latin.

Post hoc, ergo propter hoc.

10/13/13, 1:04 PM
Expat(ish) ayon kay ...

I bathed in a (then) recently discovered Roman bath-house in Istanbul which was nearly that old, say 1700 years or so. It was not substantially different than the 1400 year old one I was in down by the Med.

I thought both experiences were amazing, even at 17.

(Do not insert bad Midnight Express jokes here)

-XC

10/13/13, 1:20 PM
David ayon kay ...

Interesting. Thanks.

10/13/13, 2:44 PM
Craig Howard ayon kay ...

Bathhouse had a different connotation in Roman times.

10/13/13, 5:57 PM
Craig ayon kay ...

Wife of Bath has a nice ring to it. Almost like some kind of public utility.

10/13/13, 7:12 PM
Hindi-nagpakilala ayon kay ...

Operas are staged every summer in the Roman amphitheater in Verona, Italy, which dates from 30 A.D.

I saw "Aida" there, and it was a real spectacle.

10/14/13, 10:06 AM

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