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Lost Cities, "History Thread"

Posted: Mon Jun 07, 2004 6:49 pm
by Me
Ctesiphon

Delphi

Ephesus

Herculaneum

Jerusalem

Memphis

Mycenae

Nineveh

Numantia

Palmyra

Persepolis

Petra

Pompeil

Saguntum

Samaria

Sardis

Sodom and Gomorrah

Susa

Sybaris

Thebes

Troy

Tyre

Veil

I thought it was fascinating teaching myself of times past. I wonder how tight their underlying culture was at that time, compared to ours? To much to type all at once, so if anyone is curious about any of the above, spit out the lost citie and I'll give you what I got from an ancient book.

looking at ourselves towards a deeper understanding with brave souls showing us the way, in this day and age? Discontent is in the eye of the beholder.

Peace

Posted: Mon Jun 07, 2004 9:05 pm
by awip2062
Okay, I am going to see a band named Petra in July, so Petra.

Posted: Mon Jun 07, 2004 9:14 pm
by wcp
Troy and Herculaneum
i only know a bit about these two

Troy was discoverd but was then destroyed! well not destroyed i guess the dude who found it (name slipps my mind) was so eager to find the troy that would have been existing during the homeric epics taht he actually dug through that troy to the 9th troy when it should have been the 7nth or something to taht effect so he ruined the troy of Homeric Epics cause he wasn't being careful, the bastard!

and Herculaneum was destroyed when Mt Visuvious erruped in what was it....80-81 Ad? during the rule of.......Emperor Titus!
that's all i can rmemeber except that Pliny the younger gives us an actually detailed written account of the event

umm but i would like to knwo about Thebes what can ya tell me about that?

Posted: Tue Jun 08, 2004 6:52 am
by ElfDude
You left out Ogdenville...

Posted: Tue Jun 08, 2004 6:55 am
by Devil's Advocate

Posted: Tue Jun 08, 2004 9:37 am
by Slaine mac Roth
And what about Dunwich.

Posted: Tue Jun 08, 2004 3:16 pm
by Me
awip2062 wrote:Okay, I am going to see a band named Petra in July, so Petra.
Petra, in Arabia, captured by the Nabathaeans in the forth centry B.C.; by Cornelius Palma 106 A.D.; fell into decay and is not mentioned after the sixth century A.D.; ruins discovered by Burckhardt 1812 A.D.,...

Posted: Tue Jun 08, 2004 3:30 pm
by Me
wcp wrote:Troy and Herculaneum
i only know a bit about these two

Troy was discoverd but was then destroyed! well not destroyed i guess the dude who found it (name slipps my mind) was so eager to find the troy that would have been existing during the homeric epics taht he actually dug through that troy to the 9th troy when it should have been the 7nth or something to taht effect so he ruined the troy of Homeric Epics cause he wasn't being careful, the bastard!

and Herculaneum was destroyed when Mt Visuvious erruped in what was it....80-81 Ad? during the rule of.......Emperor Titus!
that's all i can rmemeber except that Pliny the younger gives us an actually detailed written account of the event

umm but i would like to knwo about Thebes what can ya tell me about that?
Herculaneum, in Italy; its foundation ascribed by Hercules; partly ruin by an earthquake 63 A.D.; completely buried by an eruption of Vesuvius 79 A.D.; a second settlement buried by Vesuvius 472 A.D. Fragments of statues were discovered 1709 A.D.; theater discovered 1738 A.D.,...


Troy, or Ilium, in Asia Minor; destroyed by the Greeks about 1184 B. C.; Dr. Schliemann discovered the ruins, 1872
A. D. which he considers ancient Troy.,...

Thebes, or Luxor, in Egypt; flourished from1600-800 B. C.; destroyed by Ptolemy Lathyrus 86 B. C.,...

Posted: Tue Jun 08, 2004 3:33 pm
by Me
ElfDude wrote:You left out Ogdenville...
I don't know is that by Hillsburrow? Share with Me ElfDude I'd like to know, please.

Posted: Tue Jun 08, 2004 3:34 pm
by Me
Thanks D.A. that was interesting. :)

Posted: Tue Jun 08, 2004 3:35 pm
by Me
Slaine mac Roth wrote:And what about Dunwich.
Again like ElfDude share in your thoughts, please.

Posted: Tue Jun 08, 2004 3:44 pm
by Me
Here is some more

Abydos,

Aegina

Agrigentum

Alexandria

Antioch,

Argos,

Arsinoe,

Athens,

Baalbec,

Babylon,

Byzantium,

Carthage,

Corinth,

Most have a common denominator these and the ones above.

Posted: Tue Jun 08, 2004 3:47 pm
by ElfDude
Me wrote:
ElfDude wrote:You left out Ogdenville...
I don't know is that by Hillsburrow? Share with Me ElfDude I'd like to know, please.
All I remember is that Ogdenville is about 70 miles from Springfield and the Simpsons went to the outlet stores there to buy a TV. That was in an early season and we haven't heard about it for years.

Dunno what a Dunwich is... some sort of food between two slices of bread?

Posted: Tue Jun 08, 2004 6:21 pm
by Sir Myghin
awip2062 wrote:Okay, I am going to see a band named Petra in July, so Petra.
petra still plays?

Posted: Tue Jun 08, 2004 7:01 pm
by Me
Sir Myghin wrote:
awip2062 wrote:Okay, I am going to see a band named Petra in July, so Petra.
petra still plays?
LMAO :lol: just a history joke, nothing less nothing more.