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Tomb of Ramesses IV

 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...
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Amphitheatre Pompeii

Amphitheatre Pompeii

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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 amphitheatre would measure at 340ft x 440ft Roman feet.

π×340×440=469982
469982×98175=46140482850
46140482850÷223=206907994

Like from the Amphitheatre Pozzuoli, these two different areas are multipled and divided by 223. This time they give a number of 206907994 which could be considered as Mars perihelion.

Mars perihelion
206700000 km



Conclusion
In ancient Roman religion and myth, Mars was the god of war and also an agricultural guardian, a combination characteristic of early Rome. Most festivals were held in March a month named after him.
Even though the Amphitheater Pozzuoli was built in 80 ad and the Amphitheatre Pompeii was built in 70 bc, they share the same design. At the same time as the construction of the Amphitheater Pozzuoli, the Colosseum in Rome was built, but it used a volume and area measurement that corresponded with the number of archs.
This is possible because there is a possibility that the design of the Colosseum was formulated in 25 bc.


Amphitheatre of Pompeii
 




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