Amphitheatre Pompeii The Amphitheatre of Pompeii is the oldest surviving Roman amphitheatre. It is situated in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii and was buried by the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 ad. It is located to the east of the city and the edge of the eruption. It measures 135m long and 104m wide, the arena's pit is measured at 6m below ground level and was built in 70 bc. Coordinates 40.751827,14.494962 Measurements 135m x 104m (341ft x 443ft) 76.2m x 38.1m ( 250ft x 125ft) Angled at 60° towards northwest Area π×341×443= 474578 π×250×125= 98175 474578× 98175= 46591695150 46591695150÷223= 208931368 π×341×450= 482077 482077× 98175= 47327909475 47327909475÷223= 212232777 Roman Units The Roman cubit (cubitum) was 1½ Roman feet (17.48 inches) Five Roman feet made the pace (passus), 1.48 metres (58.23 inches). If considering a standardised unit, the Roman foot was probably used here, making the above whole units in 5's as if a passus. If applying again, the amph
Easter Island Part of Chile, Easter Island, is in the southeastern Pacific Ocean. On the island are 1000 monumental statues, called Moai, which are thought to be created by the early Rapa Nui people. The monuments are created from one piece of volcanic igneous rock, as is the island itself. There is one large crater and a number of raised circular mounds with a few semi-circular in shape. These are most likely created in the forming and cooling of the island. Monuments The monuments could be considered as statues and aligned towards various locations. The Ahu Ature Huki monument aligns with a point on the Chiliean coast just north of Lima, angled at 29°. In this area Lima, Moche and Nazca cultures existed from 100 bc/600 ad, all 3 of these cultures were superseded by the Wari culture, this could have represented a possible foreboding of an emerging Nazca. People who built the Moai statues were probably people who would be Polynesian, taking their style and culture throughout