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Roman Amphitheatre of Uthina

Roman Amphitheatre of Uthina The Roman Amphitheatre of Uthina is located in Uthina , near Tunis, Tunisia .  Building for Uthina began in 40 BC and continued through to 135 AD. The amphitheatre may have been a later addition to what was already a large town.  Also located there were a fortress, cisterns, an aqueduct, a triumphal arch, a theatre, and a basilica with a circular crypt . Coordinates 36.608598,10.169214 Description The amphitheatre, partly buried, measures 113 by 90 meters. The arena measures 58 by 35 metres, giving surface areas of 7988 and 1539 square metres respectively.  There are four entrances, two main entrances at each end, with the seating area supported by three tiers of columns and arches. (Although these are no longer there, measurements and amphitheater descriptions rely on a complete building.) Measurements for the amphitheatre on site are 12 0 by 89 metres, with the arena measuring 67 by 36 metres. The surface areas measure 10680 an d 24...
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Maeshowe Chambered Cairn

Maeshowe Chambered Cairn









The Maeshowe Chambered Cairn is located on Orkney, Scotland. It is considered Neolithic, dated to about 2800 BC. The name Maeshowe derives from the style of this build and is part of the Heart of Neolithic Orkney, which also includes Skara Brae.


Coordinates 

58.996788,-3.187857


Description 

Maeshowe Chambered Cairn is a stone construction, including the roof with a cover of earth. The Skara Brae building is different, with a part stone and part earth construction; it is known that this style of building had wooden supports.


Analysis 

Elsewhere on the island and not far away are the Standing Stones of Stenness, Lochview Standing Stones and the Ring of Brodgar. The angle of the build is at 50° towards the southwest. The width is approximately 285 feet by 300 feet (87 metres by 91 metres).


The area of an ellipse;

π × 87 × 91 = 24,872

24,872 - 25,772 = 900

This happens to be exactly 900, were a number 90 by 91 would be 42 sq metres away. The nearest numbers are 294 feet by 300 feet producing 25772.

As 50° is not a usual alignment angle, it can be considered as 45°. As a year, 45° is as follows:

5 ÷ 1.55 = 3.2258

3.2258 × 1000 = 3,225.8

3,225.8 − 1,985 = 1,240 BC



Conclusion

The number 25772 suggests a rotation of 20°, and this could also be considered a wave.

If assuming this is aligned to maximum tilt, it could suggest taking two measurements: one at maximum tilt (50°) and another at minimum tilt (70°). These two numbers give an answer between 30385 and 30670, which could suggest Earth's orbital speed. This is not accurate enough to give the average velocity.

Although it could also be assumed that the angle from 45° is a date of construction. If the 25772 suggests a maximum tilt of 5°, then this angle equates to 1240 BC. This would put it about 300 years after the Ring of Brodgar.




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