[HN Gopher] The Submerged Nabataean Temple in Puteoli at Pozzuol...
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       The Submerged Nabataean Temple in Puteoli at Pozzuoli, Italy
        
       Author : aguaviva
       Score  : 11 points
       Date   : 2024-10-31 20:20 UTC (3 days ago)
        
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       | aguaviva wrote:
       | See also:
       | 
       | https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/underwater-temple...
        
       | openrisk wrote:
       | Despite the enormous popularity of Petra the Nabateans are still
       | a bit of a mysterious corner of the ancient world. This Italian
       | temple sort of binds them to the "known universe".
       | 
       | It is also an interesting example of so-called political risk:
       | your business fortunes being tied too closely to the whims of a
       | State.
       | 
       | > The edification of the sanctuary was possible when the
       | Nabataeans enjoyed the freedom and opportunities offered by the
       | friendship with Rome and the independence of their motherland. In
       | this golden age, from the time of Augustus to that of Trajan (AD
       | 98-117), the Nabataeans accumulated an enormous wealth
       | 
       | but then...
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       | > the trade routes were absorbed into a general network
       | controlled by the State, with very little space for the
       | initiatives of a people no longer independent
        
       | princearthur wrote:
       | You can't pick up a rock in Italy without technically disturbing
       | an ancient ruin of some kind. It's unsurprising that this might
       | be the case right off the coast too. Still amazing to look at
       | when the water is clear in aerial pictures.
       | 
       | As an aside, historical preservation was used as a pretext for
       | artificial housing supply restrictions in Europe much earlier
       | than in the US. Eventually US property owners caught on. Now any
       | old 20th century box is revered like a Haussmannian mansion in
       | Paris.
        
         | amarcheschi wrote:
         | Here in Pisa a decade or so ago the town started building an
         | underground parking almost in front of the train station. The
         | work had to be stopped soon because they found ancient Roman
         | ships beneath the ground, that sank during a storm. After
         | (many) years a museum with these ships opened and the
         | underground parking works could start again, but it took
         | literally years. The museum is small but quite cool tho, but
         | you have to be passionate about it
        
       | qubitly wrote:
       | An underwater Nabataean temple in Italy really shows how deep
       | ancient trade ties ran, until shifting Roman politics changed
       | everything for smaller players like the Nabataeans.
        
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