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Compare, for example, the Basilica Cistern. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilica_Cistern https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilica_Cistern It was built in Cons

Compare, for example, the Basilica Cistern. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilica_Cistern https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilica_Cistern It was built in Constantinople maybe 2 centuries earlier, and one would think that the technology persisted.

yawz 10y ago
My favorite historical place in Istanbul.
11thEarlOfMar 10y ago
It's so obvious, I'm embarrassed to say it, but I can't help myself. The Mines of Moria.
- Xeoncross 10y ago
  I don't remember anything in my history book about the Roman / Orc wars.
  - foota 10y ago
    Of course, the winners wrote the history books.