eli5 why ancient historical buildings haven’t been kept up? Why are buildings like the Parthenon and the Colosseum in such disrepair? Greece and Rome/Italy have existed the entire time? Submitted by PickledSpace56 t3_125fhes on March 29, 2023 at 6:39 AM in explainlikeimfive 172 comments 518
khalcyon2011 t1_je6ywbo wrote on March 29, 2023 at 9:19 PM The colosseum was largely intact until the 14th century when an earthquake knocked down the southern side of it. Rather than rebuild it, everyone was basically "hey, free building materials" Permalink 1
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