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The adjustment and lock system of one of the iron belts that helps hold the structure of the Colosseum together. I could not find the date of its installation. Significant reinforcement campaigns took palace around 1807–1820 and continued at intervals throughout the 20th century. [1678×1280] [OC]

October 23, 2025

by WestonWestmoreland

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The adjustment and lock system of one of the iron belts that helps hold the structure of the Colosseum together. I could not find the date of its installation. Significant reinforcement campaigns took palace around 1807–1820 and continued at intervals throughout the 20th century. [1678×1280] [OC]

Three remarkable 2,500-year-old Achaemenid rhytons have been discovered in Isfahan, one of which has an inscription at the top reading ‘From the Royal Collection.’ Experts have confirmed their authenticity, describing them as ‘priceless artifacts.’ [800×557]

Mortar in the form of a monkey. Valdivia culture, Ecuador, ca. 3300-1500 BC. Stone. Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, collection [3846×2296] [OC]

The paving of the Via Sacra, Rome, coming from the Colosseum and next to the Temple of Venus and Rome, corresponding with the picture of the Colosseum (see link below). [1280×853] [OC]

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Three remarkable 2,500-year-old Achaemenid rhytons have been discovered in Isfahan, one of which has an inscription at the top reading ‘From the Royal Collection.’ Experts have confirmed their authenticity, describing them as ‘priceless artifacts.’ [800×557]

Mortar in the form of a monkey. Valdivia culture, Ecuador, ca. 3300-1500 BC. Stone. Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, collection [3846×2296] [OC]

The paving of the Via Sacra, Rome, coming from the Colosseum and next to the Temple of Venus and Rome, corresponding with the picture of the Colosseum (see link below). [1280×853] [OC]