In the library, and, of course, some wicked-sick Ancient Rome fun facts!

I’m actually in the public library in my hometown. Well, not me, like in person, but two of my books are, and me being a library stalker, I am one happy dude.

Ancient Rome!

They invented concrete. Yeah. I know. In the 3rd century BC, they mixed water with rock, volcanic dust, and gypsum or lime. That’s like 2500 years ago? Give or take a couple of hundred years?

Concrete was the primary reason Rome’s buildings still stand today and are visited by millions of people. The arch, columns, domes, and aesthetics had been borrowed from multiple different cultures Rome had conquered and absorbed into their Empire, but with the invention of concrete, they could make these builds bigger and stronger.

Check out these buildings!

Screen Shot 2019-08-06 at 4.48.54 PM — The Colosseum

Screen Shot 2019-08-06 at 4.48.41 PM — Outside of the Pantheon

Screen Shot 2019-08-06 at 4.50.51 PM — Inside the Pantheon looking up.

From the floor to the top of the dome is 141 feet. No supporting columns. Just open space. This building technology was lost for centuries during the Dark Ages. Incredible right? No power drills and no giant Caterpillar machines. And it’s still standing and wonderful.

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