 | | 2000 year old Lego! —Mitch Hiveley
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| | | In early September, I went on a vacation cruise in the Mediterranean. One of our stops was in the Bay of Naples where I took the opportunity to visit the ruins of Pompei. Imagine my surprise to discover the ancient Roman adoration of Lego! Enjoy ;) (...) (24 years ago, 30-Sep-00, to lugnet.people, lugnet.fun)
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| | | | | Re: 2000 year old Lego! —Manfred Moolhuysen
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| | | | | (...) or 2. Could you please post us the dat-file of that thing ? or. 3. Is that the new theme "Romeo" ? And does "Duplo" fit on it ? Greetings, M. Moolhuysen :-) (24 years ago, 30-Sep-00, to lugnet.people, lugnet.fun)
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| | | | | Re: 2000 year old Lego! —Steve Bliss
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| | | | (...) a picture) about a similar surface, from an ancient Greek ruin. The item says that this surface was used on the underside of the entryway roof. So the ancient Greeks had to look up to see it. Maybe the Romans were copying? Steve (24 years ago, 2-Oct-00, to lugnet.people, lugnet.fun)
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| | | | | | Re: 2000 year old Lego! —Timothy Carl Buchheim
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| | | | (...) This is a standard part of any building which is built in the style of the "Doric order", including many temples and other structures in ancient Greece. The techical term for these "upside-down LEGO studs" is "guttae." You can find out more (...) (24 years ago, 2-Oct-00, to lugnet.people, lugnet.fun)
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