[HN Gopher] The Forgotten Roman Ruins of the 'Pompeii of the Mid...
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       The Forgotten Roman Ruins of the 'Pompeii of the Middle East'
        
       Author : pseudolus
       Score  : 51 points
       Date   : 2025-11-29 18:02 UTC (6 days ago)
        
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       | dpe82 wrote:
       | It's not even noon and I've already thought about ancient Rome
       | today!
        
         | inglor_cz wrote:
         | Seriously, when I am in Italy, I think of ancient Rome most of
         | the time. The country is just chock-full of Roman structures
         | and you won't be walking for a long time before bumping into
         | one.
        
           | willvarfar wrote:
           | When holidaying in Italy I had the luck to pick the day trip
           | one day. Really glad I found Paestum (an ancient Greek city):
           | it is every bit as captivating as Pompeii imo.
        
             | inglor_cz wrote:
             | So is Ostia, Rome's ancient harbor.
        
             | Hikikomori wrote:
             | Went to Italy for the first time a few years ago and picked
             | paestum randomly when we needed a break from Naples. Went
             | back last year and will probably go again.
        
         | Insanity wrote:
         | I'm currently reading "Carthage must be destroyed". If you want
         | to look at the event from a not-solely Roman perspective I
         | recommend this
        
           | spudlyo wrote:
           | Carthago delenda est! That's how us noob Latin language
           | students learn the gerundive, with "delenda" being a verbal
           | adjective, meaning "to be deleted (destroyed)". As a bonus
           | it's also useful as a paradigm for remembering how the
           | passive periphrastic conjugation works. It helps that it also
           | implies violence and destruction, making it easier to
           | remember.
        
       | ks2048 wrote:
       | I wonder how many other "Pompeii of ___" exist. I also know of
       | the "Pompeii of Central America" (Joya de Ceren in El Salvador).
        
       | hermitcrab wrote:
       | Jordan is well worth a visit to see Jerash, Petra, Wadi Rum and
       | other sites. You can also eat hummus 3 meals a day, which is a
       | definite bonus. I went a few years ago with my family and it felt
       | a lot more friendly, relaxed and safe than you might expect,
       | given its location.
        
       | hnhg wrote:
       | Also noteworthy in Algeria: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timgad
       | 
       | (I think I read somewhere that Algeria has the most Roman ruins
       | outside of Italy, although I could be mistaken)
        
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