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Tuesday, May 13, 2025

List of Ancient Roman and Greek Monoliths/Temples/Ruins






Here is a list of ancient Greek/Roman ruins/temples/monoliths from Wikipedia:

Greek monoliths

Below a selection of Greek monoliths sorted by their date.


DateBuilding / ObjectLocationMonolithWeight
(in t)		Comment
~650 BCNikandre Dedication[5]Delos, Greek islesFigure~1110.25
~650 BCFortification wall [5]Leontinoi, SicilyWall blocks~1111.75
~640 BCTemple of Poseidon [5]Isthmus, Greek mainlandWall blocks~1110.5
~630 BCTemple A [5]Prinias, CreteFrieze slab~1110.5
~610–590 BCSounion Kouros [5]Sounion, Greek mainlandFigure111~2
~610–590 BCNaxian colossos [5]Delos, Greek islesBase~1134
~610–590 BCNaxian colossos [5]Delos, Greek islesFigure11~23
~590–580 BCTemple of Artemis [5]Kerkyra, Greek islesPediment slab, central~1113.25
~590–580 BCTemple of Artemis [5]Kerkyra, Greek islesArchitrave block~1115 or 6.25
~565 BCTemple of Apollo [5]Syracuse, SicilyStylobate block~1124
~565 BCTemple of Apollo [5]Syracuse, SicilyColumn shaft~1135
~565 BCTemple of Apollo [5]Syracuse, SicilyArchitrave block~1120.25
~560–550 BCTemple of Artemis [5]Ephesos, Asia MinorArchitrave block, central~1141.25
~555 BCOlympieion [5]Syracuse, SicilyStylobate block~1120.25
~550–530 BCTemple C [5]Selinunte, SicilyStylobate block~1112.5
~550–530 BCTemple C [5]Selinunte, SicilyArchitrave block~1116
~540 BCTemple of Apollo [5]Corinth, Greek mainlandColumn shaft~1126
~540 BCTemple of Apollo [5]Corinth, Greek mainlandArchitrave block~1110
~535 BCTemple D [5]Selinunte, SicilyArchitrave block~1113.75
~525 BCTemple FS [5]Selinunte, SicilyArchitrave block~1121
~520–409 BCTemple of Apollo ('GT') [5]Selinunte, SicilyColumn drum in quarry (Cave di Cusa)~1173
~520–409 BCTemple of Apollo ('GT') [5]Selinunte, SicilyArchitrave block~1140
~520–409 BCTemple of Apollo ('GT') [5]Selinunte, SicilyCornice block~1112.5
~520 BCColossos of Apollona [5]Naxos, Greek islesFigure11~69
~520 BCTemple of Apollo [5]Naxos, Greek islesLintel block~1122
~520 BCTemple of Apollo [5]Naxos, Greek islesThreshold~1122.25
~520 BCTemple at Parikia [5]Paros, Greek islesLintel block11~22
~515 BCFrom about that time on, cranes are assumed to have become common on Greek construction sites, leading to a sharp reduction of block sizes.[2]
~515 BCOlympieion [5]Athens, Greek mainlandColumn drum~1119
~500–406 BCOlympieion [5]Akragas, SicilyAbacus block, central~1111.5
~500–406 BCOlympieion [5]Akragas, SicilyArchitrave block~1119.25
~500–406 BCOlympieion [5]Akragas, SicilyArchitrave block~1111
~500–406 BCOlympieion [5]Akragas, SicilyArchitrave block~1114
~500–406 BCOlympieion [5]Akragas, SicilyMetope block, lower (angle)~1113.5
~500–406 BCOlympieion [5]Akragas, SicilyCornice block~1111.5
~500 BCTemple of Aphaia [5]Aigina, Greek islesColumn shaft~1116
~480–460 BCTemple ER [5]Selinunte, SicilyArchitrave block~1117
~468–457 BCTemple of Zeus [5]Olympia, Greek mainlandStylobate block~1118.5
~468–457 BCTemple of Zeus [5]Olympia, Greek mainlandArchitrave block~1116.5
~460 BCTemple of 'Poseidon' [5]Paestum, Magna GraeciaArchitrave block~1111.5
~448–437 BCParthenon [5]Athens, Greek mainlandArchitrave block~1119.5
~448–437 BCParthenon [5]Athens, Greek mainlandLintel block, largest~1119
~437–432 BCPropylaia [5]Athens, Greek mainlandArchitrave block, central~1112.5
~437–432 BCPropylaia [5]Athens, Greek mainlandLintel block, largest~1112.25
~437–432 BCPropylaia [5]Athens, Greek mainlandLintel block, relieving [A 1]~1118.75
~437–432 BCPropylaia [5]Athens, Greek mainlandCeiling beam, west porch~1110
~421–405 BCErechtheion [5]Athens, Greek mainlandBlock over Pandroseion~1111.5
~421–405 BCErechtheion [5]Athens, Greek mainlandLintel block, north door~1117.25
~421–405 BCErechtheion [5]Athens, Greek mainlandCeiling beam, north porch~1110
~420 BCTemple of Segesta [5]Segesta, SicilyArchitrave block~1112.5
~366–326 BCTemple of Apollo [5]Delphi, Greek mainlandArchitrave block~1119.25
~350 BCFirst in Ionia, the weight of the lifted blocks begins to match again that of the Archaic period, indicating a mastery of the winch and compound pulley hoist by now.[6]
~340 BCTemple of Zeus [5]Nemea, Greek mainlandArchitrave block~1116.75
~340 BCTemple of Zeus [5]Nemea, Greek mainlandLintel block~1118.75
~310 BCTemple of Apollo [5]Didyma, Asia MinorThreshold~1146.75
~310 BCTemple of Apollo [5]Didyma, Asia MinorLintel block [A 2]~1148
~310 BCTemple of Apollo [5]Didyma, Asia MinorJamb [A 3]~1171.5
~170 BCOlympieion [5]Athens, Greek mainlandArchitrave block, largest~1123.25


Roman monoliths

Below a selection of Roman monoliths sorted by their date; the list also includes work on Greek temples which was continued into the Roman era.


Date [A 4]Building / ObjectLocationMonolithWeight
(in t)		Comment
1st c. BCApollo statue [5]Vitr. 10.2.13 [7]Base~1151?
10 BCFlaminian Obelisk [8]Rome, ItaliaObelisk~1263From Roman Egypt by obelisk ship[8]
10 BCCampensis Obelisk [8]Rome, ItaliaObelisk~1230From Roman Egypt by obelisk ship[8]
37–41 ADVatican Obelisk [9]Rome, ItaliaObelisk~1361From Roman Egypt by obelisk ship[8]
1st–2nd c.Stone of the South [10]Baalbek, Roman SyriaBlock in quarry~1000.12
?Unnamed monolith [11]Baalbek, Roman SyriaBlock in quarry~1242
1st–2nd c.Layer beneath Trilithon [12]Baalbek, Roman SyriaBlocks, several~∅350Podium of Jupiter temple
1st–2nd c.Trilithon [12]Baalbek, Roman SyriaBlocks, three~∅800Podium of Jupiter temple
1st–2nd c.Temple of Jupiter [5]Baalbek, Roman SyriaColumn drum, lower~1148.5
1st–2nd c.Temple of Jupiter [5]Baalbek, Roman SyriaArchitrave-frieze block, central~1163Lifted by cranes to height of 19 m[13]
1st–2nd c.Temple of Jupiter [5]Baalbek, Roman SyriaCornice block, corner~1108Lifted by cranes to height of 19 m[13]
1st–3rd c.Granite column [14]Mons Claudianus, Roman EgyptColumn shaft in quarry~1207
113Trajan's Column [15]Rome, ItaliaPedestal11~77
113Trajan's Column [16]Rome, ItaliaBase~1155
113Trajan's Column [17]Rome, ItaliaColumn drum, typical11~32
113Trajan's Column [16]Rome, ItaliaCapital~1153.3Lifted by cranes to height of 34 m[16]
2nd c.?Temple of Apollo [5]Didyma, Asia MinorArchitrave block~1120.5
297Pompey's Pillar [18]Alexandria, Roman EgyptColumn shaft~1285
306–313Basilica Nova [5]Rome, ItaliaColumn shaft~1103
357Lateran Obelisk [8]Rome, ItaliaObelisk~1500From Roman Egypt by obelisk ship[8]
530Mausoleum of Theodoric [19]Ravenna, ItaliaRoof slab~1230Constructed under Ostrogoths[A 5]


Source:


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ancient_Greek_and_Roman_monoliths

 

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Aliens Built the Pyramids

You know, the aliens built it all because people were too stupid to figure out how to move those big rocks and design things back then. The History channel- figuring it out for us all (yeah right):


 
People on Nias Island in Indonesia move monoliths to a construction site, circa 1915
 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_%27Het_verslepen_van_de_steen_%27Darodaro%27_voor_de_gestorven_Saoenigeho_van_Bawamataloea_Nias_TMnr_1000095b.jpg
 
 

 
 

Links:
 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_monoliths_in_the_world
 
Some Hidden History Links:
 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haavara_Agreement
 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ratlines_(World_War_II)
 
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