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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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Temple of Zeus (Cyrene)

Temple of Zeus













The Temple of Zeus is located in Cyrene, near Shahhat, Libya. The archaeological site of Cyrene is quite large and encompasses the Capitolium Temple and Hospitum, along with other buildings.

There are other Temples of Zeus, but this refers to the temple in Cyrene. There is also the Temple of Olympian Zeus 527 BC in Athens, run by Athens and its allies. Two Temples of Zeus are both in Arcadia, run by Sparta and the Peloponnesian League.


Coordinates 
32.821773,21.862399


Description 
In the archaeological site of Cyrene, and measuring from the Temple of Zeus, the Hippodrome is immediately to the east. The Hospitum is located to the northwest, the Capitolium Temple is located towards the southwest, and the Necropolis of Cyrene is located towards the northwest.
The Brokolos Square surrounding the known Bagaybarh Porticoes is located towards the southwest; this is a large building with a main road running alongside and passing two amphitheaters and two temples. 


Analysis 
The main road runs at 23° towards the northwest. If this 23° line were extended, then it would reach Castellón in Spain.
The temple is currently at 4° towards the northwest. There are 17 pillars by 8 pillars on the outside rows.
An angle of 4° equates to the horizon of 595 BC, an angle of 23° could equate as tilt.
The temple is located in Libya and was known as Roman between 146 BC and 672 AD. This coincides with the conquest and destruction of Carthage in 146 BC and the establishment of Lepcis Magna, Oea, and Sabratha in Tripolitania, Libya.
The area where the temple is situated in eastern Libya was known as Cyrenaica, which was colonized by the Greeks in 631 BC.

The elevation of the site is 615 metres and varies between 600 and 620 metres throughout the rest of the site.



Conclusion 
Although this area is known as Cyrenaica and shown on a map as the eastern side of Libya, Libya didn't exist before 1911. Most expansion in habitation follows rivers and livestock. This might suggest this was a later event, as Crete and Cyrenaica were only established in 67 BC by the Romans. Romans were known to occupy the coastal regions of the Mediterranean.

Certain temples were shown to have been built after battles and could suggest that this temple was built sometime after 146 BC. An expected angle of construction would be 3.3°, but Romans didn't build towards tilt by itself. They would have used the tilt of the moon or π as a date of construction.

The two angles of 23° and 4° could combine to create a tilt of 23.4°. A recent measurement was 23.38° +/- 0.02°.
This could be 23° and 4° or by the number of pillars, one row multiplied by the other row, which is 17 × 8 = 136.
It might be obvious that one tenth of 136 is 13.6, and days per half moon rotation. This could connect the Moon at maximum tilt, or suggest half is the moon. This would also suggest an older Greek build of about 480 BC.

If considering the tilt between maximum tilt and minimum tilt is 12,886 years, the tilt at maximum tilt is 23.4°, and the elevation of the site is 615 metres, then the following would apply. Also if using the 1985 tilt which was considered as 23.5°.

25772 ÷ 2 = 12886 years
(490.3 × 615) ÷ 23.4 = 12886
(492.4 × 615) ÷ 23.5 = 12886

The numbers 490.3/492.4 are inside a possible build date and give the number 12886.




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