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    Quote Originally Posted by MrMofo View Post

    The building is actually in Jordon. What is the name of that settlement actually called?
    Town's Petra, monument is Al Khazneh



    Quote Originally Posted by MrMofo View Post
    What's actually inside? And what was the actual purpose of that building?
    Purpose to keep treasures on it but it's a legend. More plaubisle it was like a mausoleum and a temple. Interior has square burial chambers carved in into the cliff

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    Yap.

    Hadn't heard the alternative to the alternative, only that it's called The Treasury.




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    What's the name of this site ?


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    It looks Assyrian or Babylonian.... somewhere in mesopotamia...

    Persepolis? Yep Gate of all nations..
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    No

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    It sure looks the same to me...
    The entire monument, seen from the southeast. It was an enormous construction (24¾ meters long) with two large doors in the west and east (extreme left, and right) and a hall between them. A third gate was to the south. From here, one could walk to the Apadana.http://www.livius.org/a/iran/persepo...llnations.html
    The second phase, between 490-480 (purple on the map), consists of buildings started by Darius but completed in the first years of the reign of his son and successor, Xerxes (486-465). Actually, Persepolis is mostly the work of this king. He tells us in an inscription:
    When my father Darius went away from the throne, I became king on his throne by the grace of Ahuramazda. After I became king, I finished what had been done by my father, and I added other works.
    The apadana was finished and a small palace was added to the south of the apadana (#3). It is usually called Darius' palace, although he probably did not live to see the building finished. The ancient Persian name was Taçara, 'winter palace'. To the north of the apadana, the Gate of All Nations (#4; also known as Xerxes' gate) was built, which was guarded by a pair of large bulls in the west and lamassu's in the east (a lamassu is a bull with the head of a bearded man). Walls were constructed on the northern ridge of the terrace fortification. In front of Xerxes' gate was a monumental double-ramped stairway (#5), which was designed in such a way that one could only proceed slowly and with dignity.
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    sure. sorry it is correct. Your turn and +rep

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    You seem unsure David.... Were you looking for something else?

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    nah i just made confusion about that while in the same time i was answering multiple threads

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    In the Middle Ages, based on a mis-translation from the Arabic term for bitumen. It became common practice to grind Egyptian mummies into a powder. Whatever for?

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    Medicine..They believed it had medicinal properties.

    Since I know I got that right,I will ask a question in my post.An archaeologist found an ancient computer over 2000 years .What is it called,where was it found,and who was the archaeologist that found it?

    Quote Originally Posted by Carpathian Wolf
    I said, and pay attention here, that disciplined infantry throughout history has almost always defeated cavalry.
    One of the many great quotes by quite possibly one of the greatest amateur historians of all time.
    http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showt...93#post6942493

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    You're almost certainly referring to the Antikythera device! It was found in a shipwreck on/near the Greek island Antikythera. It was discovered by Valerios Stais.
    "Der Krieg ist eine bloße Fortsetzung der Politik mit anderen Mitteln.
    (War is merely the continuation of politics by other means.)


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    @ Freeradical. Yeah your right mate.. But you have to wait for rep.

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    remember to make the question then guys

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    Edit: Sorry Davide Cool.I was responding to Subuatai,,thinking I broke the rules since I am new.However,you are the thread starter and you make the rules.Great thread by the way My opinion is that things would go along more efficiently if people also make a question after they respond,as long as they are sure of their answer.You apparently agreed, so there you go
    Last edited by FreeRadical; March 25, 2010 at 04:28 PM.

    Quote Originally Posted by Carpathian Wolf
    I said, and pay attention here, that disciplined infantry throughout history has almost always defeated cavalry.
    One of the many great quotes by quite possibly one of the greatest amateur historians of all time.
    http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showt...93#post6942493

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    What is the name for the famous treasure discovered in England in 1942, now housed in the British museum.
    "Der Krieg ist eine bloße Fortsetzung der Politik mit anderen Mitteln.
    (War is merely the continuation of politics by other means.)


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    Mildenhall?

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    the dead sea scrolls? wait. nm.

    Bad idea to cleanse your fridge of old beers by drinking them.




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    Quote Originally Posted by davide.cool View Post
    Mildenhall?
    Correct!
    "Der Krieg ist eine bloße Fortsetzung der Politik mit anderen Mitteln.
    (War is merely the continuation of politics by other means.)


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    Who discovered the Seti I's tomb?

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