MeatballDom t1_j67hqou wrote on January 28, 2023 at 7:04 AM

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Might be a bit later than you're thinking, but The Name of War by Jill Lepore is a must read for historians.

ShakaUVM t1_j67h0h4 wrote on January 28, 2023 at 6:54 AM

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Or Alcubierre in Pompeii just smashing stuff he didn't think would sell

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ThaiJohnnyDepp t1_j67f96o wrote on January 28, 2023 at 6:33 AM

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That's sad to think how much they must have destroyed :(

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Laowaii87 t1_j67eh6e wrote on January 28, 2023 at 6:24 AM

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It isn’t a source. It is literally a youtube video where someone says ”i’ve heard”

StoneGoldX t1_j67cku6 wrote on January 28, 2023 at 6:01 AM

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So you mostly keep it to yourself?

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ArmyofAnts t1_j67a6m0 wrote on January 28, 2023 at 5:35 AM

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This happens in Spain a lot too. It took them forever to try to get the subway through Triana for this very reason. (Maybe a tram. I forget)

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themattboard t1_j678hog wrote on January 28, 2023 at 5:17 AM

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Everybody gets to the point where they have too much stuff eventually, I guess

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RevolutionaryAd3660 t1_j678445 wrote on January 28, 2023 at 5:14 AM

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So that’s where Kratos put his brother’s statue

SobiTheRobot t1_j677rf5 wrote on January 28, 2023 at 5:10 AM

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To be fair, it was a nasty fucking stable. Heracles was just pioneering this revolutionary idea called "pressure washing".

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SoCalThrowAway7 t1_j676py7 wrote on January 28, 2023 at 5:00 AM

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I’ve heard it was built in a day so how long could that take?

FN-Broken t1_j675qpi wrote on January 28, 2023 at 4:50 AM

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Isn't determining it was Heracles based on a club and a lions pelt a little presumptuous?

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HaywireMans t1_j674mld wrote on January 28, 2023 at 4:39 AM

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Ancient artifacts covered by dirt over thousands of years, then someone builds a sewer on top of it, which leads to its discovery during maintenance?

Flat_Initial_1823 t1_j674bvx wrote on January 28, 2023 at 4:36 AM

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Yeah ditto in Istanbul. Old cities are old. https://www.tunnels-infrastructures.com/metro-excavations-istanbul-history/

J_Bard t1_j673xn1 wrote on January 28, 2023 at 4:33 AM

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Overthrow your rival? Deface his monuments and throw his statue in the sewer, make them forget his name. Only to end up preserving something of it.

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