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BOUDICCA! This marvellous Victorian era statue is of the Iceni queen with her two daughters riding triumphantly on a Celtic war chariot. Boudicca faces the UK Parliament in London defiantly. Aside from the fact that Iceni war chariots were not scythed (no spikes on the wheels), there may be a larger problem of accuracy. Was Boudicca even real? She was the ideal enemy for the Romans: a powerful barbarian woman. Could the Romans imagine anything worse than that? Given that there is no archaeological evidence for her leadership of the rebellion that took place in 60-61 AD, some historians have argued that she was merely a construct of the Roman elite to galvanise support against the Celts during a very troublesome time in Britain. I think this argument too readily ignores the historical accounts of Boudicca, but what do you think? 

New video about Recycling in Ancient Rome ♻️ make sure to check it out! 

Origins of stone used by the ancient Romans to build their monuments, statues, and inscriptions. The first Roman emperor, Augustus, famously said "I found Rome a city of brick, and left it a city of marble." He was right, and his successors followed suit. Rome became a gleaming city of the finest stone (not just marble) columns, statues, plaques and edifices. Not only was it beautiful to behold, but it emphasised the Romans' power over the ancient world that they could quarry stone from anywhere in their vast empire and bring it to the eternal city, Roma.

Display from the Museo delle Navi Antiche di Pisa. 

SWIPE ➡️ to see an incredibly historic building in Istanbul that has four distinct levels of occupation: early Roman, late Roman/Byzantine, Ottoman, and modern Turkish.

If any of you happen to be in Istanbul, it's opposite Hacı Beşir Ağa mosque in the Cağaloğlu region of Fatih.

The best place to view the building is in a private car park. The car park workers could not understand why I wanted to see this building, and I get the idea that not many tourists come to visit it. 

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I saw an image circulating about a building in Istanbul that had Roman foundations and then levels of Byzantine, Ottoman, and modern Turkish occupation. After a whole day searching for it, I found it! 

I'll be making a video about it soon. If any of you happen to be in Istanbul and want to check out this building, it's opposite Hacı Beşir Ağa mosque in the Cağaloğlu region of Fatih.

The best place to view the building is in a private car park. The car park workers could not understand why I wanted to see this building, and I get the idea that not many tourists come to visit it.

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