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reply posted on 14-11-2011 @ 03:46 PM by citizen6511

Originally posted by bigfatfurrytexan

Originally posted by citizen6511
your pictures reminded me of architecture being music frozen in stone.

This is a great line. From whom did it originate?

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reply posted on 14-11-2011 @ 05:06 PM by Hanslune

Well I would add:

Persepolis the Persian capitol

Felsina the Etruscan 'capitol'

Kyoto the Japanese 'capitol'

reply posted on 14-11-2011 @ 05:11 PM by SuperTripps

ALL ROADS LEAD TO ROME!

reply posted on 14-11-2011 @ 05:20 PM by Hanslune

Originally posted by SuperTripps
ALL ROADS LEAD TO ROME!

Except those that don't

reply posted on 15-11-2011 @ 05:29 AM by Parta

if size matters then all roads lead to iarcuri.

from the latest antiquity journal we find the biggest city in the ancient world [25% bigger than rome]

antiquity.ac.uk

capital of the cruceni-belegis culture [the real trojans and sea peoples], it is only one of a number of new massive cities discovered recently.

reply posted on 21-11-2011 @ 11:02 AM by Zander2533

Very sad thing is how creator of this thread has no idea of Chang'an, Chinese city, history's biggest city along with Tenochtitlan, Aztec city.

reply posted on 21-11-2011 @ 06:35 PM by Hanslune

Originally posted by Zander2533
Very sad thing is how creator of this thread has no idea of Chang'an, Chinese city, history's biggest city along with Tenochtitlan, Aztec city.

Perhaps the writer once had a bad experience in a restaurant in the Barrio Chino, near the Palacio de Bellas Artes, or perhaps in the small Cantonese place off the Zocalo?....lol

reply posted on 22-11-2011 @ 01:54 AM by Zander2533

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Hehe, perhaps...

Anyway, jokes aside, I can't believe how someone can forget Chang'an and Tenochtitlan, and also Teotihuacan and numerous Mayan cities, all of these were the biggest cities in our history, and shall not be forgotten.

He put Rome 1st. What he doesn't know is that Chang'an was more than 6-10 times bigger than Rome.

Anyway, anyone has freedom to choose favorite cities, If he refers to top 10 cities in his opinion than it is okay, but if he refers to discussion about possible top 10 cities of history than he must acknowledge cities I mentioned in my post...

reply posted on 22-11-2011 @ 02:13 PM by Hanslune

reply to post by Zander2533

I'd suggest that you put up a counter list of your top ten cities

reply posted on 22-11-2011 @ 04:40 PM by Zander2533

reply to post by Hanslune

I joined recently and I cannot open a thread yet, but when I do get time to it will usually be based on solving problems and further knowledge development on some matters of civilization, but I will put up some cities of our ancient ancestors that are really important to me.

reply posted on 22-11-2011 @ 06:56 PM by Hanslune

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We look forward to it

reply posted on 23-11-2011 @ 04:05 AM by Zander2533

reply to post by Hanslune

Sure, as soon as I get the time and opportunity for it.

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