Alittledistantshiningstar
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Sep 23, 2021 6:27 AM
Alittledistantshiningstar
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LateNightBunnyParty
In case you're ESL, we say "How ___ looked" or "What ___ looked like." Not "How ___ looked like."
ZephyrusAsmodeus
Was beautiful, still is in a way
PictureArchiver
We can rebuild it! We have the technology!
MrMoustache64
How do you know it looked like that ?
lafemmenikita
Even the clouds are reconstructed. Amazing!
ZiomalZParafii
Been there. There was a "secret" entry next to the library that lead to "fun" house for men. "Honey, I'm going to read some Homer".
Howfuckinhardisittogetausername
So painted pillars, which was the style at the time.
GraeYstaG237
i hope one day we remake at least one of these cities/neighbourhoods as they were. with the paints as well
sheeeiit
It's either, "how it looked" or, "what it looked like", and never both.
redtails2649
Classy joint at one time, it was!! Where’s that damm time machine when you need one? Lol
JakeBerenson
Why does it seem more beautifal destroyed.
beezzarro
Kind of tacky
Hemelsblauw
I need more pictures like these.
krakkenar
I bet the roads were nicer too.
Shamorza
They were basically the same except they were divided into two lanes: One lane for cisium and a narrower lane for bicycle.
MicrosoftWizard7
Something AC oddysey captured well, how very colorful, even obnoxiously so by today's western standards
Glasmaster
We want more stuff like that !!
Pyro1456
I’d really wish the greek or international government would crack their knuckles and fully restore an ancient greek town or city.
nocommennts
Just not as clean...
ApparentlyBritish
For those wondering on the garishness, two factors to consider: One is that the fragments of pigment we find are pretty thin, so what...
ApparentlyBritish
We find may not reflect the proper nuances of shade. Even so, this would be the colours at their most 'raw', not accounting for weathering
FiftyShadesOfArugula
They do seem to like bright colors in the Mediterranean though.
ChalkCoatedDonut
And the obscene graffiti on the walls?
Ardback
Brothels were indicated by a barefoot carved in the floor.
martin7997
The title is probably still true but Ephesus is in Turkey, not Greece.
Mokelzwerg
Assassins Creed?
Sauroctonus
That's a thing, yes.
Mokelzwerg
I mean it looks like it could be from the game.
MeanMisterClean
It is a known fact that the Greeks based a lot of their architecture on AC: Odyssey
Mokelzwerg
Funny… vice versa
IThinkImFromColorado
fuck man.... the suburbs have always been there...
DickTipPapercut
You shouldn't say "how it looked like". Either "what it looked like" or "how it looked"
Srcsqwrn
"How it could have looked" would be much more appropriate.
UnTale
Isn't that the temples valley in Agrigento (Sicily)?
raedwald
It's Ephesus, you can see the reconstructed facade of the library of Celsus in the background. Temple valley is a lot more spaced out ?
Titweasel
Like.... Spaced out, man!!!!
piewacket
And Ephesus is in Turkey, not Greece.
HooRoo2U
It was in Ionia, which belonged to Greece at the time it was built. "Turkey" came into existence in 1923. Much happened in between.
piewacket
TIL, thanks.
FroggleBork
Not a place you want to live in if you had a lisp.
CrazyCatLad
Greethe in general ith not lithp friendly.
MadHakon
Who knows, maybe the ancient Lisper of Ephesus was the first person in history to drop the f-bomb. "I'm from...eh...fe...fe..fuUUUCK!"
Gutpilegutezeit
I know you're not talking about my friend Bigus Dickus.
ineedanawesomeusername
Or his wife, Incontinentia Buttox
Piroen
These awe Womans! We wewe tawking about Cuwetes in Gweece!
TwoFlower68
Those pillars are pretty sturdy. My next home will be all pillars
prodmerc
Improve upon the Parthenon design, make the roof all pillars, too!
ActionJohnnie
You’ll be a pillar of the community
RiverRoyal
You known most of these buildings fell down because of the earthquakes? Build a pyramid!
TheBlueMuppet
Introducing: The Columnid.
MeGroovy
You gotta get yourself some marble columns! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWGPsS0dh5k&t=62s
FatBastardVegetarian
How did that not turn into a bigger deal? I laugh my ass off every time I watch it.
DontLookAtMeInThatToneOfVoicee
No rooms, no furniture, just endless pillars
Shamorza
It's all fun and games until the earthquake strikes. Boom, you'd have a pillar on your chest... or at least shit your toga.
TwoFlower68
Turkey has plenty of earthquakes and those pillars are still standing, it'll be fiiiine
Demagur
*Stares in Mausoleum of Halicarnassus*
Sirtopumhat
I been there. It's full of kitties.
fatalexperiment
Same and did saw a lot of cats. 10/10 would revisit for the cats alone
Redser
You mean it used to be full of pussys? ;-) I’ve been and remember certain inscriptions ?
DarmokatTanagra
There are lots of puppies there too!
Bombofclusterfucks
Greece in general is full of kitties. It was probably my favorite part of my trip
Howlingowl
This is true of the Fushimi Inari Shrine in Kyoto Japan, too. I spent more time petting strays than walking under arches when I visited.
SpaceForGold
We see your statue, Doctor.
PrinzBibbo
At least they‘re still alive. Have you ever been to Sakkara?
Shamorza
I've been there too and saw zero kitties. Need to visit again for the kitties.
dandanthedrywallman
And pushy Italian tourists.
dorenavant
Did you go to the Church of Mary? I loved Efes and Kusadasi too!
ijack
Went to Kusadasi in the off-season. Our hotel owner took us on personal tours to Ephesus and Pamukkale. Stay at Hotel Stella! Guy is dope.
dorenavant
I checked and we did stay at Hotel Stella, Kusadasi. Photo from balcony (my scanner isn’t working):
ijack
Love it!
dorenavant
Holy hell! I think that’s the same hotel we stayed at! Was the guys’s name something like Aberdeen? Pamukkale was amazing!
ijack
He had all the connections. He had friends open their restaurants just for our family. Discounts on leather goods. My dad left a nice review
Eucrow
Interesting, but I'm always so disappointed to see the garish original paint jobs on ancient statues.
FiftyShadesOfArugula
Kind of makes them look like plastic action figures.
B3N15
They probably weren't as garish as these images depict, as they're going off what pigments they can pull off the original statues. It is...
B3N15
...how they were created by their original sculptors. Despite its proliferation of marble as a medium for construction and art, the...
B3N15
...Greeks hated how it looks and they commonly painted buildings and statues to mask it. The Romans, obsessed with Greek art, did the...
B3N15
...same and then often covered it again with graffiti.
VanWittman
Would've probably been people sitting there talking, gossiping, random wood stalls, pots, worn sandals, muddy clothes, etc. Like, stuff.
eruditic
ancient Greek dude: "Yassas, I've been trying to reach you about your chariot's extended warranty"
HeywouldJablowme
You just can't please some people..
MeGroovy
and poo on the floor. lots of poo
isthatyoujohnwayne
And probably a whole load of poo
KommSusserTod
Shoulda took pictures, duh.
tchoukiwalimou
probably some dickbutt tag
MaximumMarks
Depends on what type of neighborhood it was
LurkerOfDarkness
From the street and the ruins you can tell this was a major street, and people living there weren't poor.
homicidalkoala
Say what you will about assassin's Creed, at least they know how to bring an ancient civilization back to life
CrazyCatLad
AC Odyssey is my favorite. I've tried about 4 of them. I still detest the modern day shit. So useless.
borisperrons
Yes, that's what I love about Pompei. It's the still image of a living city, with all the small things that make you feel it. And a brothel.
Nessunome
Except for the casts of dead bodies
Nessunome
Before being misunderstood... I am joking
rmmmm
Slaves too
SerenePrincess013
I mean, we still have those.
WarlockSniper
American prisons are full of them.
MrStickyCheeks
Huh... sounds like something a time traveler might say ಠ_ಠ
RoyalWithChz
Ah, I haven’t seen the incredulous emoticon in sometime.
VanWittman
sourkraut2
GlitterValentine
Hiding from a guy you sold bad copper to, are you?!?!?!
lindbjb01337
Verldemert
OriginalNameDoNotSteal
Goldensands
His phones name is fbi? Or was it stolen from the fbi? Is he fbi?
idonthaveanyideawhatthehelliamtalkingabout
yes
MrJimmyC
Also some hay bales strategically placed next to the tall buildings.
hotdoginathermos
GenerallyLurkInBed
Yes!