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At the end of the movie Gladiator(2000), Maximus has a vision of being reunited with his family as he walks through a field of wheat. However the wheat is clear
by dmm 3y ago
At the end of the movie Gladiator(2000), Maximus has a vision of being reunited with his family as he walks through a field of wheat. However the wheat is clearly a modern dwarf variety. These weren't developed until the mechanization of agriculture in the 20th century. Ancient varieties would have been taller because the stalks were used as a building material.
- dvh 3y agoNot to mention the road had 2 groves not 3.
- pbhjpbhj 3y agoDo horse drawn vehicles make 3 grooves (I assume that's what you were alluding to)? I'd expect it would just be a wide band of pretty bare ground with two grooves inset from the edges?
- deadbunny 3y agoI would assume the 3rd groove is from the horse.
- zymhan 3y agoHorses don't constantly contact the ground like a chariot/cart wheel
- deadbunny 3y agoNor do humans yet we create paths with repeated use.
- pbhjpbhj 3y agoYes, but I wouldn't expect it to be a groove. Human hips mean when walking single-file we make a grooved path, particularly in harder terrain as we'll narrow our gait to reduce environmental resistance to travel. Sheep produce very similar paths. But horses are wider at the hip yet have a similarly wide foot .. so I'd expect more of a swathe (wider path, ie not a groove) of damage, with sufficient horses. I grew up in a small village where a significant proportion of people ride, gaps in hedgerows where a number of horses have just passed through (eg a hunt) produce a wide band of hoofprints. But, I've never seen a route mainly used by horsedrawn carts. Most of our bridleways look like slightly wider footpaths, but they're primarily used by pedestrians or bicycles and horse traffic is still relative little. Anyway, ...
- Pamar 3y agoI haven't seen the movie so I do not know what kind of road we are talking about but stone paved roads in Pompei had two groves: https://www.world-archaeology.com/features/crosstown-traffic-driving-streets-pompeii/ https://www.world-archaeology.com/features/crosstown-traffic...
- ortusdux 3y agohttps://comicbook.com/thewalkingdead/news/the-walking-dead-showrunner-grass-cut/ https://comicbook.com/thewalkingdead/news/the-walking-dead-s...
- brightlancer 3y agoYeah, I wonder how folks in post-apocalyptic worlds keep their hair trimmed so well.
- tshaddox 3y agoThe people all spoke English and looked like specific famous 20th century actors too.