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

१३ ऑक्टोबर, २०१३

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

In Algeria.

८ टिप्पण्या:

George M. Spencer म्हणाले...: 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.; १३/१०/१३, ११:०४ AM
Big Mike म्हणाले...: The Romans built to last.; १३/१०/१३, ११:३५ AM
eddie willers म्हणाले...: The Romans built to last.

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

Post hoc, ergo propter hoc.; १३/१०/१३, १:०४ PM
Expat(ish) म्हणाले...: 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; १३/१०/१३, १:२० PM
David म्हणाले...: Interesting. Thanks.; १३/१०/१३, २:४४ PM
Craig Howard म्हणाले...: Bathhouse had a different connotation in Roman times.; १३/१०/१३, ५:५७ PM
Craig म्हणाले...: Wife of Bath has a nice ring to it. Almost like some kind of public utility.; १३/१०/१३, ७:१२ PM
अनामित म्हणाले...: 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.; १४/१०/१३, १०:०६ AM