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
Grianan of Aileach The Grianan of Aileach is a hillfort on Greenan Mountain at Inishowen in County Donegal, Ireland. The main structure is a stone ringfort, thought to have been built by the Northern Uí Néill, in the sixth or seventh century, it has been identified as the seat of the Kingdom of Ailech and one of the royal sites of Gaelic Ireland Coordinates 55.023780,-7.427488 Measurements The altitude at the location is 225m with an average of 215m in the area around the ringfort. The ringfort is 100ft wide (30.48m) with the walls 16.4ft (5m) high. Alignment The following shows that at current alignment, the hillfort's angles don't mean anything, but at 2° further rotation, there is a connection Assuming that the ringfort is dated to 700 ad, then the tilt from construction would be 2°. The entrance is measured at 3° at maximum tilt, then adding 2° would give an angle of 5° or 14° on the far wall. If the exit (from outside) is at 12° the other door north/south is at