History Ruins

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What is a ruin? We’re running off of “You know it when you see it” at the moment. Ruins should be non-functioning structures of some age, or their function reduced to tourism and the like.

Generally speaking, specific items from a ruin should go to [email protected]

Illustrations of ruins (or their reconstructions) should go to [email protected]

Photos of ruins back when they were functioning should go to [email protected]

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Fortress of Masada, Israel, with the siege ramp built by the Romans to take the fortress still partially extant (lemmy.world)

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 months ago (1 children)

"SIR! SIR! THEY'VE BROUGHT MORE SHOVELS!"

"Is that a brick road over there?! DID THEY BRICK AND MORTAR A ROAD HERE?!"

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

An army building a road behind them is usually a very bad sign.