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Non-Tech : Kirk's Market Thoughts
COHR 134.64+4.6%Nov 5 3:59 PM EST
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To: Elroy who wrote (26175)10/8/2025 2:22:57 PM
From: TigerPaw   of 26422
 
What's the evidence that the "entire city of Rome was mined for metal pins"?

The question was first posed at the colosseum. Each stone making up the mighty structure had a hole or two chiseled out at the point where it joined with the next stone. There were a few stones which were underground and had been since the time Rome was active. These few blocks of stone still had the pins. The guide showed us some which were on the underside of a bathhouse pool which was exposed by the excavation. When I wrote the "entire ciy of Rome" I should have clarified that I meant the public buildings of the city. Most of the residential section was built with bricks and concrete and wasn't held together with pins.

There is more than rocks and holes to inform us about those days. The scribes of Constantinople were still busy chronicling the activities in 500AD. rome.us



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