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.
Monday, March 30, 2026
Massive Roman aqueduct built in Segovia, Spain by emperor Trajan (r. 98-117 AD).
Was there recently. There is a renowned restaurant nearby that serves suckling pig. The owner goes through this animated speech, then breaks up the suckling using the edge of a plate. When he's done he throws the plate across the room. Restaurante Meson de Candido https://mesondecandido.es/
Future historians are gonna look at the Roman's use of concrete and then they're gonna look at the Brutalist's use of it in the 20th century and they're gonna go "wtf? happened?"
No mortar. Just 2000 year old jenga with limestone blocks.
ReplyDeleteThey used to use tar. But that’s a big structure. When they ran out, there was no mortar.
DeleteAnd it was in use until 1973!
ReplyDeletehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aqueduct_of_Segovia
And he built it in his spare time and on weekends !
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DeleteWas there recently. There is a renowned restaurant nearby that serves suckling pig. The owner goes through this animated speech, then breaks up the suckling using the edge of a plate. When he's done he throws the plate across the room. Restaurante Meson de Candido https://mesondecandido.es/
ReplyDeleteHe must have really hated that pig
DeleteFuture historians are gonna look at the Roman's use of concrete and then they're gonna look at the Brutalist's use of it in the 20th century and they're gonna go "wtf? happened?"
ReplyDeleteIn many ways, modern society is to the Romans, as 'Idiocracy' is to modern society.
ReplyDeleteOLD WORLD STRUCTURE, the romans didn't build that...
ReplyDeleteMeanwhile 5 year old roads are crap and 10 year old bridges are collapsing. US #1...my ass.
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