And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Wednesday, September 7, 2022
3.300-year old chariot bridge that is still in use today. The Arkadiko Bridge in Greece was built between 1300 and 1190 BC, making it one of the oldest still-used arch bridges in existence. Built on a road that linked Tiryns to Epidaurus
Whatever the Greek equivalent to an agency of transportation is, don't let them near that piece of art. Most government transportation engineers these days are just bureaucrats who couldn't be trusted to design a bottle cap.
fascinating, great accompanying illustration.
ReplyDeleteWe are connected to the ancients in many ways, some physical. Lovely.
ReplyDeleteAnd then the Romans came along and said, “Hold my beer”.
ReplyDeleteIf it was built in New Jersey there'd be "Easy-Pass" tolls on it.
ReplyDeleteand you couldn't feed your own horse at the turnpike reststop.
DeleteWhatever the Greek equivalent to an agency of transportation is, don't let them near that piece of art. Most government transportation engineers these days are just bureaucrats who couldn't be trusted to design a bottle cap.
ReplyDeleteSooner or later some moron in a very large vehicle blindly following their GPS will drive over that and destroy it.
ReplyDeleteVery cool...
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