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Tourist who allegedly carved names into Rome’s Colosseum says he didn’t know the ‘antiquity of the monument’

In his defense - much if not most of what you see today is modern restoration work. That brick wall is not original to the structure.
 
I admit with the deepest embarrassment that only after what regrettably happened, I learned of the antiquity of the monument,”
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do they really make them this stupid? It;s an act to get off
 
noonereal said:
He did not know vandalism is illegal? Anywhere?

Lock him up.
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One of the most interesting things about the Colosseum is all of the ancient graffiti. Apparently the Italians value a modern brick wall more than the Romans valued the original structure.
 
Napoleon said:
One of the most interesting things about the Colosseum is all of the ancient graffiti. Apparently the Italians value a modern brick wall more than the Romans valued the original structure.
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I think you miss the intent, preservation.
 
noonereal said:
I think you miss the intent, preservation.
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It’s not preservation. Its replication. 2/3rds of the structure was destroyed by an earthquake in the 14th century and it spent the next 400 years being cannibalized for other construction projects. Preservation was never in the cards for this thing. What you see now is 19th, 20th, and 21st century restoration work. That brick wall that he vandalized is not original to the building but the act does mirror what the Ancient Romans did to the stone work.
 
Napoleon said:
It’s not preservation. Its replication. 2/3rds of the structure was destroyed by an earthquake in the 14th century and it spent the next 400 years being cannibalized for other construction projects. Preservation was never in the cards for this thing. What you see now is 19th, 20th, and 21st century restoration work. That brick wall that he vandalized is not original to the building but the act does mirror what the Ancient Romans did to the stone work.
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Yes you already said.
 
I think I read he's English so I suppose I'll have to take one for the team!
 
Napoleon said:
In his defense - much if not most of what you see today is modern restoration work. That brick wall is not original to the structure.
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Now this statement is really sad.

Holy shit.
 
Napoleon said:
It’s not preservation. Its replication. 2/3rds of the structure was destroyed by an earthquake in the 14th century and it spent the next 400 years being cannibalized for other construction projects. Preservation was never in the cards for this thing. What you see now is 19th, 20th, and 21st century restoration work. That brick wall that he vandalized is not original to the building but the act does mirror what the Ancient Romans did to the stone work.
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Nah. While there is certainly some restoration, but the bulk of what you see is original.

Heres a painting from about 1630, showing that its pretty much the same.

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Napoleon said:
As quaint as that painting is it’s not reflective of what the Colosseum looked like in the 17th century.
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I mean... it was painted in the 17th century. So I guess you think the painter was clairvoyant?

The outside of the colosseum doesnt have a whole lot added on since then - some shoring up of the walls, etc.

Most of what was removed was the external marble cladding and stonework, but that was gone probably well before the middle ages.

The interior has a bit more restoration, mostly to allow the millions of visitors to actually get around in it.
 
Threegoofs said:
I mean... it was painted in the 17th century. So I guess you think the painter was clairvoyant?

The outside of the colosseum doesnt have a whole lot added on since then - some shoring up of the walls, etc.

Most of what was removed was the external marble cladding and stonework, but that was gone probably well before the middle ages.

The interior has a bit more restoration, mostly to allow the millions of visitors to actually get around in it.
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Contrary to the fantasy presented in that painting - the Colosseum had been completely overtaken by nature by the 17th century and stayed that way until the 19th century when it was restored, renovated, and mutilated for tourism.
 
This sounds familiar......

 
Roadvirus said:
"I didn't know" :rolleyes:

Stop playing dumb, pal. You ain't good at it.
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"I saw it for the first time on some show and decided to check it out. The guy on there said it was built back around 72. That's only like 50 years, isn't it?.."
 
Napoleon said:
Contrary to the fantasy presented in that painting - the Colosseum had been completely overtaken by nature by the 17th century and stayed that way until the 19th century when it was restored, renovated, and mutilated for tourism.
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I guess the painter was psychic and could tell the future then.

Because you couldn’t possibly be wrong.
 
bongsaway said:
Dumb and dumber all wrapped into one. How does anyone not know the antiquity of the colosseum?
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The guy would probably steal the Mona Lisa… “Well, she was smiling at me…”
 
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