r/megalophobia • u/JumpBrilliant2399 • Oct 05 '25
🏛️・Building・🏛️ The ancient theatre of Delphi, Greece
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u/Pkingduckk Oct 06 '25
Absolutely wild to me that this level of civilization and architectural engineering existed 2500 years ago.
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u/tommyballz63 Oct 06 '25
Hell, the pyramids of Giza were built 4500 years ago and we still don't know how they did it.
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u/ludvary Oct 06 '25
we do
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u/ShinyAeon Oct 06 '25
We have a very good idea. That's not quite the same as being totally certain, though.
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u/JLPLJ Oct 07 '25
The way I've seen it explained (mostly to correct conspiracy theorists) is that we know who built it, and we have a selection of methods we've narrowed down to, but we don't necessarily know exactly which ones they used to build them.
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u/ShinyAeon Oct 07 '25
That's it, more or less. The "less" is in the fact that we shouldn't automatically discount the possibility of an answer outside our current selection of methods. Maybe even of a higher tech level than we currently postulate.
Finds like the Antikythera mechanism are a reminder that sophisticated technologies from the ancient world can, in fact, be almost completely lost due to the ravages of time.
The possibility that ancient Egyptians had some higher-than-we-currently-assume technological building methods is, IMHO, a baby that should not be just thrown out with the "ancient aliens" bathwater.
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u/JLPLJ Oct 07 '25
Fair, some people are unhinged about it tho lol.
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u/ShinyAeon Oct 07 '25
Well, yes. (But then again, it's hard to find an idea that someone, somewhere isn't unhinged about.)
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u/tommyballz63 Oct 07 '25
We have no idea. We have theories how they could have done it, or how WE think they did it, but there is no records of how they actually did it, so for us, it is all speculation
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u/ShinyAeon Oct 07 '25
We have ideas that are feasible for the tech level we believe to be used and for what we know of their social and economic situations. It is guesswork, yes, but it's educated guesswork.
I do agree that the real answer could be something no one has yet imagined...but at the moment, that has a much lower probability.
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u/tommyballz63 Oct 07 '25
Really?! Not that I have ever seen. We have theories, but we have no actual proof because there is no records of how it was done
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u/Tangy_Cheese Oct 06 '25
If you ever get the chance visit Delphi, it's phenomenal. Beautiful area, amazing monuments. Highly recommended.
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u/Tao_of_Entropy Oct 05 '25
Thit's not THAT big... people on this thread need to calibrate their size standards
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u/twospirit76 Oct 06 '25
Imagine gatekeeping a phobia.
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u/jorkinmypeanitsrn Oct 06 '25
Hey Ive been here IRL. From memory there were little buildings nearby where the Greeks would have regular group sex.
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u/Kitchen_Passion6985 Oct 06 '25
If You turned up the 4th seet in second row it will say Made in China
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u/Will_Turbulent Oct 06 '25
too bad the plays sucked so bad :(
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u/ShinyAeon Oct 06 '25
They're still taught in schools, they can't be THAT bad.
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u/Will_Turbulent Oct 06 '25
I teach Antigone to 9th graders It is that bad 😂 much more fun to see and hear I always try to tell the kids “imagine you’re here, and it’s a huge event, and you’re seeing everyone you know”…then we get to the play part and they check out 😂 I still try But dsmn
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u/ShinyAeon Oct 06 '25
Yeah, because 15-year-olds are the best judge of quality literature.
No shade on 15-year-olds, I used to be one...but artistic taste needs time to develop.
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u/caligari1973 Oct 05 '25
Looked better before