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4th BC Century Defensive Wall Unearthed

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the wall-or-earliest-slot-machine dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Yahoo News is reporting that Greek archaeologists have discovered a 2,600 meter defensive wall whose design was 'inspired by Alexander the Great.' In addition to the wall itself 4th-century BC bronze coins were also found inside the structure. From the article: 'The discovery was made in the archaeological site of Dion, an ancient fortified city and key religious sanctuary of the Macedonian civilization, which ruled much of Greece until Roman times.'"

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  1. Strange wall design puzzles archaeologists by Yahweh+Doesn't+Exist · · Score: 5, Funny

    the wall seems to head in a straight line towards a neighbouring enemy city. periodically there are areas where sand seems to be turned to glass by large electric discharges. documents from the area refer to multiple "hands of Zeus", "wall whoring" and "gay lamer noob faggots".

  2. News for Nerds? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Does this wall protect against trojans? Did they close any unnecessary services and make sure it was well patched at all times? What was it protecting, an abacus? So many questions...

    1. Re:News for Nerds? by Rosco+P.+Coltrane · · Score: 4, Funny

      Does this wall protect against trojans? Did they close any unnecessary services and make sure it was well patched at all times? What was it protecting, an abacus? So many questions...

      Nah, reread the blurb, it says it was to protect Celine Dion.

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    2. Re:News for Nerds? by bhiestand · · Score: 2, Funny
      Why does Intellegent Design always make me think of Military Intellegence?

      Because you're too smart to understand the former yet too stupid to understand the latter.
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    3. Re:News for Nerds? by LiquidCoooled · · Score: 4, Funny

      I think you mistranslated it,

      It was there to protect us from Celine Dion.

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    4. Re:News for Nerds? by Bloke+down+the+pub · · Score: 2, Funny

      Beware of geeks bare in gifs.

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  3. Found buried? by Zaxor · · Score: 1, Funny

    Must not have been very good at its job...

  4. Alexander the great by ravee · · Score: 1, Funny

    Alexander the great and Napolean are the two great conquorers in the history of the world. Yes there are others but nobody comes close to these two.

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  5. Re:But can you run Linux on it? by Psykosys · · Score: 2, Funny
    This is really neat and everything, but what purpose does it serve putting it here?
    "Yahoo News is reporting that Greek archaeologists have discovered a 2,600 meter defensive wall..."
  6. How did they find out? by laejoh · · Score: 3, Funny
    a 2,600 meter defensive wall whose design was 'inspired by Alexander the Great.'

    How did they find out this? Was there a writing on one of the rocks? Something like:


    (c) 400 BC - Patent pending - A. The Great

  7. Re:But can you run Linux on it? by yobjob · · Score: 4, Funny

    And some of us just love building city walls, fortifying veteran pikemen then wandering off and whiping the Sioux off the map. Damned Sioux *shakes fist*

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  8. Re:But can you run Linux on it? by musakko · · Score: 3, Funny

    "News for Greeks"

  9. Re:Alexander as a God by edumacator · · Score: 2, Funny

    Yeah, all that's true, but you didn't mention the most important thing...his mom was way hot.

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  10. Bronze Coins by JoeCommodore · · Score: 2, Funny

    (Flipping trhough Payers Handbook) Are you sure they are'nt copper or gold pieces? If they are bronze, what good are they. (grin)

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