Colosseum
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One of my summer projects is to get as many of these documentaries lurking in Youtube on rogueclassicism (and possibly in some form of revived AWOTV newsletter) … I’m not sure how long they’ll be available, so I’ll provide a bit of added value in the form of a semi-review. So here goes: When Rome…
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Here’s an interesting little time killer our friends over at Scoop alerted us to. The BBC has a tool which will superimpose an ‘plan’ of the Flavian Amphitheatre in the postal code/area code/whatever of your choice on a satellite view: If the Colosseum Had Been Built … (BBC)
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Image by kevsunblush via Flickr In the wake of last week’s chunk of mortar/plaster falling off the Colosseum, Newsweek has an interesting editorialish thing … here’s the last bit: At the Coliseum, which attracts nearly 4 million visitors per year, pathetic preservation measures like flimsy safety netting and metal braces put in place almost 30…
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Image by xiquinhosilva via Flickr A brief AP report is making the rounds detailing something of concern about the Colosseum. Here’s the incipit of a representative piece from the Globe: Rome archaeology officials say three chunks of mortar have fallen off from the Colosseum but that no one was hurt and tourist visits will go…
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