𝗧𝗛𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗. Some of the best-preserved ancient Greek temples in the world (yes, even better than those in Greece itself!) are in southern Italy. Here are some.

1. Temple of Concordia, Agrigento 2. The Temple of Hera, Selinunte.

It was reconstructed in 1959 by an Italian archaeologist using original materials.

𝗧𝗛𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗 of Africa maps and its evolution through history.

1. The earliest obtainable map of the whole continent of Africa: Sebastian Münster's Cosmographia (1545) 2. "Africae Tabula Nova" by Abraham Ortelius (1572).

It became the standard map of the continent until well into the seventeenth century.

𝗧𝗛𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗 of Mexico City maps and its evolution through history.

1. Nuremberg map of Tenochtitlán (1524) 2. The Santa Cruz Map is the earliest city map of Mexico City as the capital of New Spain (1555).

𝗧𝗛𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗. More intact obelisks stand in Rome than in the whole Egypt.

The Eternal City has eight ancient Egyptian and five Roman obelisks, some of which are over 3,000 years old! 1. 𝗢𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗶𝗮𝘇𝘇𝗮 𝗦. 𝗣𝗶𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗼

Originally raised in the Forum Iulium in Alexandria, it was moved to Rome by Caligula who placed it in the Circus he had built in the Vatican. It’s the only obelisk in Rome that has not toppled since Roman times.

𝗧𝗛𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗 of wonderful reconstructions of the most important cities of antiquity. Let’s travel back in time!

1. Imperial Rome (3rd century AC) 2. Athens (2nd century AC)

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THREAD of awesome bastion forts around the world, also called star cities.

1. Bourtange, the Netherlands (1593) 2. Manjarabad Fort, India (1792)

Founded by Alexander the Great in 331 BC, Alexandria was one of the most prosperous cities in the ancient world.

It also became the leading cultural center of the world, home to people of different religions and different philosophies
*THREAD👇 1. Alexandria was intended to be the Hellenistic center in Egypt, and to be the link between Greece and the rich Nile Valley

Thanks to its strategic location, it became a lucrative node in the trade network of the Mediterranean, attracting commerce from the east, north, and west

The Colosseum has survived through the centuries and remains one of the most recognizable images of Rome.

The largest of its kind in the Roman world, is a symbol of the power and splendour of the Roman Empire

THREAD 👇 1. The Colosseum's original Latin name was 'Amphitheatrum Flavium.

The building became known as the Colosseum because of a colossal statue of Nero that once stood nearby.