i think it has more to do with what color skin people think they had and not how advanced they actually were...
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When your civilisation is white enough that documentaries don’t credit alien
Even then I'd say "whitewashed" more than actually being white. Many Romans would have had skin dark enough that they wouldn't be considered white by today's standards
In support of that thought, the North African born Emperor Septimius Severus (and his Syrian-born wife) say hi
Their other child doesn't it seems
One brother (Caracalla) eventually killed the other (Geta) and then erased as many references to the dead one as possible, even portraits. Family squabbles!
All our families been there.
Also the slavery.
lol up until very recently in the US, Italians weren’t considered white.
The fact that the OP is talking about a road (some stuff we build every day) instead of a huge pyramid also helps.
We build massive mounds of dirt and rock all the time. We also have a widespread history of building massive stone structures all over the world for thousands of years. The pyramids are impressive, but other than the location and structure they are just another big pile of stones that humans like to make.
The pyramids are impressive, but other than the location and structure they are just another big pile of stones that humans like to make.
Just compare the vast array of indispensable structures carrying so much water with the idle pyramids [of the Egyptians], or the famous but useless monuments of the Greeks!
- Frontinus, 1st century AD Roman official and engineer showing some of that distinctive Roman practicality (and arrogance)
Sounds like a normal engineer to me.
Good to know Frontinus also thought humans built the pyramids, not aliens!
In contrast to Frontinus's negative view, the Pyramids were tourist attractions even at the time, and considered by most Romans to be legitimately very impressive works of architecture showing the cleverness of Egyptian builders, rather than derided. Frontinus was just a filthy ancient equivalent of a STEM major XD
They liked the pyramids so much they stole the gold off the tops.
Yeah but the Colosseum tho. That's some extremely advanced architecture and it's HUGE. The fact that most of it is still standing after centuries of earthquakes (and being used as a quarry for other construction!) really says something.
I was about to comment something about "alien" Stonehenge and how people assume the Brythonic Celts were fair-skinned, but then I looked it up and was surprised to learn that Stonehenge predates the arrival of the Celts by roughly 2,000 years
Out of curiosity, I did some googling, and it seems no matter how stupid, there are someone believing in it: Aliens built the colosseum.
Now I’m not saying that aliens literally came to earth, built the colosseum, and then accidentally left their socks; that would be preposterous. I think they left the socks on purpose so that we would have enough evidence to figure out the truth.
I wonder how long it will be before someone starts believing that aliens built the Bass Pro Shop Pyramid in Memphis.
Aliens probably did build it. You know, like Jesus.
Edit: forgot the ú.
Can you personally proof it wasn’t without referencing internet sites (aka cia planted misinformation) ?
Can you prove I havent done so already and my post doing so hasnt been sneakily blocked and erased by the aforementioned CIA?
You mean like the video proof shows? Of course Obummer has cut up the tapes like he tried to do with the Jeff
/s
Well, obviously they did. Aliens want the "Fish love me, women fear me." hats just as much as anyone else.
One of the main examples of "Aliens must have done this" is the retaining wall at the temple Baalbek.
Romans built it, and wrote about building it, but nope, it's aliens.
And the retaining wall is somehow as old as the original temple, despite being a very late addition.
and wrote about building it
Oh, the Egyptians wrote about building the pyramids too. It doesn't change anything.
Cause they aren’t black or brown, i mean they weren’t white but they have been adopted as such. When brown people build pyramids “aliens must have done it cause brown people are too stupid” but when white people do it, it’s an achievement
"advanced" no brother it's because the civilisation was white
"Me Gusto"
You like yourself? That's nice. Always good to have a bit of self-love.
So European, you mean.