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Why do you think rulers in ancient times recorded their victories on hard surfaces like rocks and pillars?
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∙ 13y ago
They didn't want their victories to be forgoten. They had nothing else to write on, so they wrote it on rocks.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 7y agoPaper is easily destroyed. The inscriptions survive thousands of years to this day.
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The Pillars of Hercules are now known as the Strait of Gibraltar.
Do Romans use pillars on all their buildings?
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Why do you think rulers of ancient times recorded their victories on hard surface like rocks and pillars?
If you go to Washington DC today you will see monuments of presidents, statues, a wall with Vietnam War dead names listed in black stone, and other items that pertain to the fact that Washington is the capital. Rulers have always made monuments to record the events of their nation. Stone lasts and carved pillars tell the story or celebrates the victory of war. Today, we see them without the gold and paint that they once had. Yet, they are still magnificent works of history and art.
What is the ancient definition of ends of the earth?
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What is at the western end of the Mediterranean Sea is?
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Are the 5 pillars in Mecca?
If you mean the five pillars of Islam, then they are not physical pillars. They pillars of the fundamentals of the Islam religion. they are not bound by places.
What are marble pillars?
pillars made of marble
Why are pillars important?
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Ancient name of the strait of Gibraltar?
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How many pillars are there in hajj?
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