Tomb of Ramesses IV The pharaoh Ramesses IV was buried in Tomb KV2, located in the Valley of the Kings, Egypt. The tombs of Ramesses II and VII are on either side. Ramesses died at the age of 27 in 1148 BC. He is connected to the Temple of Khonsu at Karnak. Coordinates 25.741530,32.602080 Description The tomb is of similar design to others in that it has a corridor to the burial chamber with side rooms. It is thought to be about 75 metres long and declines about 10 metres from the entrance. Chamber E, as the antechamber, has stars painted on the ceiling. Chamber K is built with side rooms, and the burial chamber J has a vaulted ceiling with astrological patterns along with the sarcophagus. Coptic monks were said to have lived in the tomb, and in the 19th century, explorers like Jean-François Champollion had camped there. Earlier, Romans were said to have left what is considered as graffiti in the tomb. Measurements These are the tombs' measurements in metres, including the a...
Colosseum
The Colosseum in Rome, Italy, is an oval amphitheatre just east of the Roman Forum and is the largest ancient amphitheatre ever built.
Construction began with the emperor Vespasian 72 ad, being completed in 80 ad under his successor emperor Titus, with further construction continuing under emperor Domitian. Under the era of these three emperors known as the Flavian dynasty, the amphitheatre was named the Flavian Amphitheatre by later classicists and archaeologists for its association with their family name (Flavius).
Although the Colosseum is one of the main tourist site locations, it doesn't fit in with placing of other important sites and their meanings. At the time of construction, it would have been near to the edge of the city.
The amphitheatre hosts three tiers and one sub level known as hypogeum.
It not only hosted gladiatorial battles but also theatrical events like battles, chariot racing, and Olympic games. It was known that it once hosted a water battle, much like Circus Maximus, where water was poured into the lower levels and boats brought in to achieve this.
Coordinates
41.890143,12.492776
It not only hosted gladiatorial battles but also theatrical events like battles, chariot racing, and Olympic games. It was known that it once hosted a water battle, much like Circus Maximus, where water was poured into the lower levels and boats brought in to achieve this.
Coordinates
41.890143,12.492776
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).
Dimensions (metres/cubitum/feet/passus)
*Overall size
189m 425.7 cubitum/638.5 ft/127.7 passus
156m 351.4 cubitum/527 ft/105.4 passus
24000m² 76.2 clima
*Height of outer wall
48m 108.1 cubitum/162.2 ft/32.4 passus
*Perimeter
545m 1227.5 cubitum/1841.2 ft/368.2 passus
*Central oval
87m 196 cubitum/294 ft/58.8 passus
55m 124 cubitum/186 ft/37.2 passus
If considering the years as an angle of 2.965° but as Roman feet who's length is 0.296m, then instead of using metres, Roman feet are used, the floor area would then be 1000 cubits (523)(after using root).
1985-72=2.965 (1/10 of a roman foot)
The Roman cubit (cubitum) was 1½ Roman feet (17.48 inches)
Five Roman feet made the pace (passus), 1.48 metres (58.23 inches).
Dimensions (metres/cubitum/feet/passus)
*Overall size
189m 425.7 cubitum/638.5 ft/127.7 passus
156m 351.4 cubitum/527 ft/105.4 passus
24000m² 76.2 clima
*Height of outer wall
48m 108.1 cubitum/162.2 ft/32.4 passus
*Perimeter
545m 1227.5 cubitum/1841.2 ft/368.2 passus
*Central oval
87m 196 cubitum/294 ft/58.8 passus
55m 124 cubitum/186 ft/37.2 passus
If considering the years as an angle of 2.965° but as Roman feet who's length is 0.296m, then instead of using metres, Roman feet are used, the floor area would then be 1000 cubits (523)(after using root).
1985-72=2.965 (1/10 of a roman foot)
Area=273923 ft
√(273923)=523
Or 1000 Ancient Egyptians cubits
Using Roman feet again for volume but as cubed root equates as 354.
273923×162.2=44430310
³√(44430310)=354
At maximum tilt (1985), the Colosseum is angled at 20° towards the southeast, and the angle from when it was built is 2.965°.
20° 1985
2.965° 72 ad=17.035°
360÷17.035=21.13
21.13-20=1.13
1.13÷1.55=0.729
0.729×1000=729
Because from 17 to 20 is the years 0-1985 ad then dividing by 360, using the new number as an angle the year 729 bc is produced, by using just the 17 it reaches nearer 753 the beginning of Romulus' reign.
√(273923)=523
Or 1000 Ancient Egyptians cubits
Using Roman feet again for volume but as cubed root equates as 354.
273923×162.2=44430310
³√(44430310)=354
At maximum tilt (1985), the Colosseum is angled at 20° towards the southeast, and the angle from when it was built is 2.965°.
20° 1985
2.965° 72 ad=17.035°
360÷17.035=21.13
21.13-20=1.13
1.13÷1.55=0.729
0.729×1000=729
Because from 17 to 20 is the years 0-1985 ad then dividing by 360, using the new number as an angle the year 729 bc is produced, by using just the 17 it reaches nearer 753 the beginning of Romulus' reign.
Arches
The Colosseum's outer walls are made up of arches and four exits at opposite sides to each other. If only considering the outer most wall, then there are 20 arches per 90° segment (80) and 4 exits. There are then 3 floors, making a total of 240 arches, not including the exit columns. When multiplying 240 by 360 as one rotation, the number equates as seconds in a day.
20×4=80
80×3=240
240×360=86400
Conclusion
It is not initially obvious which measurements were used for such a grand building, but cubits/feet/metres were used for buildings, with one example being the Pantheon, which connected to the golden ratio and victory over Egypt, and passus, a distance measure used with clima for smaller building areas.
The Pyramid of Hermel, Temples of Augustus, and Pantheon are a few examples of buildings built in the late 1st century BC and early 1st century AD. These connected to exact measurements and used a theme for building.
The Colosseum was said to have been built between 72-80 AD, only about 60 years later.
From using Roman feet as a measurement, two numbers are achieved. These could mean the year in days (354) and the event (729 BC). These are derived from the square root of the floor area and the cube root of the volume.
"Ab urbe condita" or "Anno urbis conditae" means 'in the year since the City's founding'. Often abbreviated as AUC, it is an expression used in antiquity and by classical historians to refer to a given year in Ancient Rome. If 354 is the length of a Roman year, then 729 AUC would equate to 25 BC. The other number, 523, would be typical for numbers used around 25 BC.
"Ab urbe condita" or "Anno urbis conditae" means 'in the year since the City's founding'. Often abbreviated as AUC, it is an expression used in antiquity and by classical historians to refer to a given year in Ancient Rome. If 354 is the length of a Roman year, then 729 AUC would equate to 25 BC. The other number, 523, would be typical for numbers used around 25 BC.
This could then equate to the Roman year 25 BC. It is possible that plans for an amphitheater were made in 25 BC but not necessarily built until 72 AD.
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