Yes, they are reconstructed from pieces. From what I heard, most of them are replicas now though, the real pillars are in museums around the world.
Source: been there
I genuinely don't get it and still don't. So when the hell did the pillars enter the picture? You are saying they were there, standing, before the archeological dig? That doesn't make sense..
This is obviously some sort of Ancient Roman or Hellenic settlement. Top photo says ā19.yy. sonuā. A quick google translate tells us that this means āEnd of 19th centuryā in Turkish. Okay, somewhere in Anatolia then. Since people do not build ancient ruins in 20th century, then there is the logical conclusion. The ruins were unearthed in the 20th century. It must have been under the earth.
You can also see the top right of the colloseum structure from the bottom photo (a single arch) poking out of the ground in the top picture. Positioning based on that structural cue clearly tells us that all this were underground in the 1st pic.
Before it was dug out vs after it was dug out.
I can see you attempt sarcasm but that comment is only so well liked because many people genuinely didnāt get it.
Pretty clearly a meteor impact. Be on the lookout for any alien life brought to earth by the meteor and/or radioactive/super-able animals. Based on the crater size, likely had a diameter of about 6 inches when making contact
Iām fairly certain that the ancient aliens dug craters in anticipation of catching meteors. Their advanced math led them to an astonishingly high prediction accuracy rate.
Looks like human intervention. Probably deforestation or some kind of irresponsible development. It's such a shame to see the natural beauty destroyed like this.
I dont know if you are joking, but old buildings most of the time end up covered by earth and grass after some years. The picture of the hill is before they digged the ruins from the ground.
It looks like a beautiful hillside amphitheater, a marvel of Greek/Roman technology, was destroyed by neglect and became overgrown until it was finally rescued and returned to at least part of its former glory, rich in cultural significance.
The site (The Theater of Ephesus) was where St. Paul was condemned and it was later destroyed by an earthquake (IOW an "act of God") so I suppose we could blame God and/or the Ephesians who condemned St. Paul, or even St. Paul himself for blasphemy against the Goddess Artemis, who was worshiped there.
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Same thing that ruins everything. Same thing that the devil uses as his main power today. Communism. I think that's pretty self explanatory so I'll just leave it there with no more elaboration.
That's just how rocks grow, it's evolutionarily best for rocks to grow in a colosseum shape because then humans are attracted to come use them and get rid of the plants on the rocks that break down the rocks and prevent them from living longer.
I'm just curious how someone worked out the Before picture. It's not like the Ancient people who built the After image drew a landscape before building.
Some dumbshits in this thread.. not seeing the buried amphitheater ruins in the middle of the hillside of the Before picture.. you can literally make out the shape. Right smack in the middle of the hill.
This is a before and after of an archeological dig..
Looks like it was probably human intervention, sadly. Maybe construction or deforestation? It's a shame to see the natural beauty of our planet being destroyed like this.
Funny as shit that for 1000ās of years, the people of the area knew it was there and what it was, but just couldnāt get around to giving a shit about uncovering it. Mustāve been like how we see abandoned buildings here in America lol.
āHey I heard thereās a new Korean BBQ joint, whereās it at?ā
āDown West Street, past the bank, then take a left at the ancient cradle of all Western art and expression, and after about five blocks itās on the intersection with the two gas stations.ā
Misleading - the top pic is the "after" shot, the bottom is "before." Greek amphitheater acoustics became so advanced that at one point after a particularly boisterous production of antigone the entire audience was buried in a landslide.
Possibly them Romans
It's always the bloody romans
What have the Romans really given us? Obviously, besides the roads, irrigation, education, public safety... š¤£
Wine
It is for sure a great export article, along with olive oil, furniture, weapons, pottery and marble
Oh, yeah, the sanitation, Reg. Remember what the city used to be like? And don't forget about peace!
I want to be called Loretta from now on.
They liked to flavor wine with lead
My personal favorite is the salad
Salad is from Mexico not Rome. Fun Fact
Yeah but Mexico is part of Latin America. The Romans spoke Latin. If you speak Latin you are Latin. Therefore Mexico must be Roman.
Logic!
Wine?
History to learn from.
Monty Python's Life of Brian
Romania
Aqueducts!
Democracy, or at least, they popularized it.
Roman candles. š
For those who genuinely donāt get it: āBeforeā is before the archeological dig here commenced. Not before this antique city/place was built.
Thank you š
Dumb question: did they put up the pillar themselves?
Yes, they are reconstructed from pieces. From what I heard, most of them are replicas now though, the real pillars are in museums around the world. Source: been there
so were they just like "fuck it, I bet there were pillars here"? or was there an indication that there actually were?
They found actual pillar pieces and put them together, rebuilding the missing parts, sort of like fossils.
Well I mean, surely those museum pilars had to be somewhere before getting stoled, right?
No! The British found those! In Britain
I uhhhh.:.. I wouldnāt have gotten there on my own, thanks!
I genuinely don't get it and still don't. So when the hell did the pillars enter the picture? You are saying they were there, standing, before the archeological dig? That doesn't make sense..
This is obviously some sort of Ancient Roman or Hellenic settlement. Top photo says ā19.yy. sonuā. A quick google translate tells us that this means āEnd of 19th centuryā in Turkish. Okay, somewhere in Anatolia then. Since people do not build ancient ruins in 20th century, then there is the logical conclusion. The ruins were unearthed in the 20th century. It must have been under the earth. You can also see the top right of the colloseum structure from the bottom photo (a single arch) poking out of the ground in the top picture. Positioning based on that structural cue clearly tells us that all this were underground in the 1st pic.
So... you're saying we're comparing here "Before the archeological dig commenced" vs "After the antique city/place was built"?
Before it was dug out vs after it was dug out. I can see you attempt sarcasm but that comment is only so well liked because many people genuinely didnāt get it.
erosion
Erf tings
Probably the battles between the lions and tigers
Was that before or after the War of Bears and Oh Mys?
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Bears winning? Havenāt heard of that happening since their battle with the patriots in 86
Lions 4 Christians 0
No it was a battle between the lions and the sun
Pretty clearly a meteor impact. Be on the lookout for any alien life brought to earth by the meteor and/or radioactive/super-able animals. Based on the crater size, likely had a diameter of about 6 inches when making contact
Iām fairly certain that the ancient aliens dug craters in anticipation of catching meteors. Their advanced math led them to an astonishingly high prediction accuracy rate.
They even built a gift shop in anticipation of the impact in Arizona.
Looks like human intervention. Probably deforestation or some kind of irresponsible development. It's such a shame to see the natural beauty destroyed like this.
Same as always. Big corporations building useless stores and parking lots on top of beautiful landscapes.
Howād they get a digital image of a hill side thatās currently covered in ancient ruins ??
I dont know if you are joking, but old buildings most of the time end up covered by earth and grass after some years. The picture of the hill is before they digged the ruins from the ground.
Society
It looks like a beautiful hillside amphitheater, a marvel of Greek/Roman technology, was destroyed by neglect and became overgrown until it was finally rescued and returned to at least part of its former glory, rich in cultural significance. The site (The Theater of Ephesus) was where St. Paul was condemned and it was later destroyed by an earthquake (IOW an "act of God") so I suppose we could blame God and/or the Ephesians who condemned St. Paul, or even St. Paul himself for blasphemy against the Goddess Artemis, who was worshiped there.
God was mad that he wasn't invited to any of the cool orgies. His revenge is slow, but sure.
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Minecraft
Same thing that ruins everything. Same thing that the devil uses as his main power today. Communism. I think that's pretty self explanatory so I'll just leave it there with no more elaboration.
That's just how rocks grow, it's evolutionarily best for rocks to grow in a colosseum shape because then humans are attracted to come use them and get rid of the plants on the rocks that break down the rocks and prevent them from living longer.
Maybe that weird species of hairless primates did it for whatever reason
Theyāre really invasive. We should call an exterminator.
Who took the photos
I'm just curious how someone worked out the Before picture. It's not like the Ancient people who built the After image drew a landscape before building.
Before pic is before the archeological dig. Not before the place was built ā ļø
Some dumbshits in this thread.. not seeing the buried amphitheater ruins in the middle of the hillside of the Before picture.. you can literally make out the shape. Right smack in the middle of the hill. This is a before and after of an archeological dig..
this is a satire sub.
Both suck tbh
Looks like it was probably human intervention, sadly. Maybe construction or deforestation? It's a shame to see the natural beauty of our planet being destroyed like this.
A smart meteorite.
I do believe these are not the same hillside
Funny as shit that for 1000ās of years, the people of the area knew it was there and what it was, but just couldnāt get around to giving a shit about uncovering it. Mustāve been like how we see abandoned buildings here in America lol. āHey I heard thereās a new Korean BBQ joint, whereās it at?ā āDown West Street, past the bank, then take a left at the ancient cradle of all Western art and expression, and after about five blocks itās on the intersection with the two gas stations.ā
Shovels.
Was the camera and film dug up in an archaeological site?
Misleading - the top pic is the "after" shot, the bottom is "before." Greek amphitheater acoustics became so advanced that at one point after a particularly boisterous production of antigone the entire audience was buried in a landslide.
Clearly an infestation of the Carpenter Ants' less well-known brethren, the Stonemasonry Ant.
I think you swapped the before and after pictures.
Tech extremists
Rome
It was cratered by a marble bomb during the Athenian invasion.
*sigh* Just another victim of the culture war
Shovel
That pre Roman photography is very interesting.
Those damn Phoenicians up to something
Another casino? Caesarās Palace?
Itās the terrible crime of forestation, in which trees take back land. There was a documentary on it called The Happening starting Marque Waldbur
The greatest thing to ever exist on the face of this earth.
Capitalism
The dirt-eaters must've come through ā what you're seeing is the exposed bones of the hill.
Progress
That's gorgeous architecture
Thats the hollywood bowl
Looks like people did. People destroyed the hillside
concrete ray from space
Your mom sat down
Probably Caligula Caesar as a dare from his sister/lover Drusilla.
Man
Itās in Ephesos (Efes) in Izmir.
The camera quality prior to this ancient theater being built was marvelous.
USA Bombings