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Photos of ruins and structures from past eras
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What is a ruin? We're running off of "You know it when you see it" at the moment. Ruins should be non-functioning structures of some age, or their function reduced to tourism and the like. Generally speaking, specific items from a ruin should go to HistoryArtifacts@kbin.social Illustrations of ruins (or their reconstructions) should go to HistoryDrawings@kbin.social Photos of ruins back when they were functioning should go to !HistoryPorn@lemmy.world
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Aqueducts amaze me...you know the Romans cherished their access to water as a sign of a healthy functioning society because the aqueducts are some of the longest standing roman structures.
The Roman writer Frontinius noted (with characteristic Roman arrogance), “Just compare the vast array of indispensable structures carrying so much water with the idle pyramids [of the Egyptians], or the famous but useless monuments of the Greeks!” The Romans had their fair share of useless monuments, but their pride, above all, was the practical works of engineering - aqueducts, roads, bridges, sewers!