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Archeologist Spends Over 35 Years Building Enormous Scale Model of Ancient Rome

Amazing to think how people lived back then. The city must have been spectacular!



Tucked in the residential Roman neighborhood of EUR, a sprawling 1:250 scale model displays the glory of ancient Rome. Known as the Plastico di Roma Imperiale, the plaster model was commissioned by Mussolini in 1933 and depicts Rome in the 4th century AD at the time of Constantine I. It now sits in the Museum of Roman Civilization, a museum opened in the 1930s to demonstrate the history of ancient Rome.

The plaster model is a masterpiece created by archaeologist Italo Gismondi, who worked on the piece throughout his life. The initial core of the scale model, which was partially based on Rodolfo Lanciani‘s 1901 map Forma Urbis, was completed for a large exhibition celebrating the 2,000th anniversary of the death of Augustus. In the 1950s, it was installed permanently in the Museum of Roman Civilization, with Gismondi continuing to expand the model up until 1971.

Now considered one of the most important references for how ancient Rome looked, Gismondi used precise maps for known monuments like the Pantheon and Colosseum. The residential housing, as well as other sites without archeological remains, were created using models that were representative of ancient construction. Ironically, though Mussolini commissioned the model, the lack of references was actually his fault, as he ordered that many of Rome’s ancient houses be razed to make way for large thoroughfares such as the via dei Fori Imperiali, which leads to the Colosseum.

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I have always felt white collar crime should be penalized a lot more harshly

than someone born into poverty who was probably abused and has had everything stacked against them from day one. White collar criminals usually come from privilege, have had it awesome all their life and yet they are so fucking disgusting they want to steal more from others even though they already have so much. Why any judge would not see it this way seriously makes me wonder about their character and basic understanding about life in general.

A better way to tax the rich

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Anyone else thinking of pulling their money out of the stock market until after the next crash?

Most economists are predicting a crash by next year and the market has basically leveled off since the beginning of 2018. It has recovered a bit from the slump a few months ago close to where it peaked at in early 2018. I don't see it going up much more before the next crash and if I wait too long there is always the chance of the crash occurring early and I would be kicking myself.

Anyone else having the same worries and wanting to jump ship before the iceberg hits? If so where are you thinking of moving your money that is now in stocks?

Edited: Deleted the article I linked to after I read it. Should have read it first before linking as its title was dishonest.

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