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| Vast palace of Rome's first kings discovered beneath the Forum (built ~753 BC) |
| 2005-02-16 |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #6 Heh, Leigh - good point. In the Eastern Province of SA, where Aramco is located - and far from the heart of the Royal Show where the big stuff is located, there are several palaces, some belonging to the EP Gov, some belonging to the King & CP. The biggest Palace compound (think 20+ ft high walls around the whole shebang) visible from a public road was approx 1 Square Kilometer in size. Yeah, you read that right. And not a big one - for the Magic Kingdom, anyway. |
| Posted by: .com 2005-02-16 10:36:45 PM |
| #5 I don't know if this REALLY qualifies as "Vast". I mean come on... it's only 3,500 square feet... no bigger than your average American house. Heck... my city lot is 7,500 square feet (50 x 150). I guess vast is a relative term when it comes to palaces. |
| Posted by: Leigh 2005-02-16 10:28:12 PM |
| #4 753 BC is a date based on Roman tradition, not archaeological findings. That's not to say the date is inaccurate, but ...... |
| Posted by: Ebbith Crater2775 2005-02-16 6:19:57 PM |
| #3 "Ya know, Romulus?" "Yes, Remus?" "I've been looking over the plans." "Yeah?" "This is going to take ALL DAY to build!" |
| Posted by: eLarson 2005-02-16 5:00:12 PM |
| #2 I wonder is they'll find any concrete connection to Troy which is another tale considered a pure myth. I wonder if that will have any implications for our understanding of how accurately information was transmitted from generation to generation back in the "primitive" days before the tech revolution. Personally I think a definitive Troy/Rome connection would be too cool. |
| Posted by: peggy 2005-02-16 4:29:11 PM |
| #1 Let me be the first! |
| Posted by: BigEd 2005-02-16 4:14:43 PM |