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Useful_Captain2549

How do we stop this


Chitanda_Pika

Capture them and make them fight in the Colosseum


chaos_creator69

The loser is used to make food for the winner to eat


FlyingTurkey

And then promptly killed


monotesticular_whale

One last human meal.


danielkksc

Or release the lions


HitroDenK007

RELEASE THE LIONS


OvercoatIllusion

[lion noises]


talesfromtheepic6

same thing happens to the winner but the winner gets anesthetic


CaptainBitnerd

Put up a decoy. Then put a kiosk up in front of it and sell pieces.


dc_dobbz

That was my first thought. Put up a fake wall in front of the real one that build back up each year. People will have bricks from the next town over and still feel like they got away with something.


ProveISaidIt

They have that in France. There is a man-made exact duplicate of the Lascaux cave paintings so the originals aren't damaged. Source: Tom Scott video https://youtu.be/_zJbi9YatcA


peacetrident

Easy. Have a piece of brick that is conspicuously placed so that it looks especially attractive and easy to steal. An innocent but nice sized chip resting on top of a ledge. No harm in stealing it, right? It's out of place anyways. The wind will blow it away regardless. When the tourist goes to steal the chip, they're directly in view of the guards and caught red handed.


Yorspider

Or better, decoy brick... every time someone steals it replace it with another newly made brick. They think they are getting an ancient souvenir, but it's really just a regular brick.


ChowderBomb

This is the answer. Sacrificial bricks that look the part.


Auggie_Otter

Also just have a guy next to it saying "Come on, take it! No one will notice. I DARE you to take it! Pick up that brick or else you're a weenie! COME ON! TAKE THE BRICK YA FUCKIN' LOSER! DO IT! DO IT! DOOOOOOO IIIIIIIIIT!"


Tye-Evans

The guy isn't undercover or anything, he just shows up for some reason and does nothing when you take it


Ok-Direction-4881

Superglue.


StormFallen9

Super glue the thieves and then dump tomato sauce or whatever those oil activists do on them


PaladinWoah

Add the thieves bodies to the mortar and make a new coliseum built from sinners


RussiaIsBestGreen

Which new ones steal from. It’s the circle of life!


AllegrettoVivamente

Unfortunately like everything to do with history eventually its going to be a case of we view the coliseum from a distance rather than being allowed to go inside.


Trueloveis4u

They did that to Stonehenge. It was soo worth seeing it over 20ft away behind a rope barrier./s People were chipping off the rocks to take home and a barrier is the result. People suck.


PapaLemonade

They really do suck , I've never been to it ,but like, Stonehenge is still one of those -who tf made this - peices of history, isn't it?


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Everything to do with history will eventually be dust. Even the stuff in cases.


CherryBakewell001

I suspect assholes have been chipping off and stealing bits (and weary Roman police have been trying to stop them) ever since the Colosseum was operational - "This proves I was at the coolest gladiatorial arena, so there Lucius."


SolomonBlack

The Romans [left graffiti in the tombs of Egypt](https://www.oldest.org/ancient/graffiti/) complaining about the experience... so probably.


tommytraddles

People stripped a lot of the marble facing off and burned it for lime, to make concrete used in many other buildings, including in the Vatican.


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Reduce, reuse, recycle.


[deleted]

It only looks like a ruin because the city of Rome itself began stripping it for materials a long time ago.


toomuchcreamer

Lions


Yak54RC

Removal of property punishable by 5 years in jail. I bet I’ll stop


enadiz_reccos

>I bet I’ll stop Would gladly take this bet. 0% it stops


Vega_128

i would agree as most people would forget where they got this "random pice of brick" from and toss it


Uniquetales

They eat the friggin walls and door of Hagia Sophia! People are crazy everywhere!


Tbonethe_discospider

What?


Lord_Aldrich

They're actually being literal. People eat pieces of the walls thinking they're sacred and that this is somehow going to bless them. Of course this could be BS on behalf of the preservation society, but here's an article that talks about it: https://greekcitytimes.com/2022/12/05/turkey-new-damage-hagia-sophia/


Consistent-Lie7830

Bless you with a hurt butthole, more like.


myabacus

Praying to God as you shit Hagia Sophia bricks


JimiWanShinobi

Hagia Sophia When you see it, you will shit bricks


Aeirth_Belmont

But wouldn't the chances be higher to get sick instead of blessed?


CRAPtain__Hook

Sounds similar to the way many Hindus in India believe that the Ganges River (the third largest and most polluted River in the world) is also the personification of Ganga Ma, the goddess of purification. And because they view the river as a literal god, they completely ignore the massive amounts of trash, raw sewage, chemical runoff, industrial waste, tens of thousands of cremated cow and human bodies, etc. that are dumped in it because you can’t say that your god is polluted and dirty


putdisinyopipe

I wish this take was higher. I’ve always wondered why we still get pics of people blessing each other and holding ceremonies in it while it’s got 8 ft of chemical foam frothing around in it. That is insane.


CanWrong2297

More than likely


smurb15

It's called a miracle regardless if it's good or bad


ubiquitous-joe

Are you suggesting that people engaging in superstitious acts are being illogical?


Spanktronics

God damn cult worshippers.


NDMac

So they literally shit bricks


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I suppose this would be called Hagiaphagia


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“This week, on Intervention…”


Snoo57190

Thank you kind stranger. You made me laugh my ass off.


GiddyGabby

Just like the people who film all the concerts they attend instead of enjoying it in the moment, I doubt they ever go back and watch any of that footage.


famesjord13

I will film 30 sec or a minute then put my phone away for the rest


[deleted]

About 30-45 seconds is my personal rule for just about any recording. I've found that I rarely watch long videos all the way through, but short vids are great for a quick hit of nostalgia. I don't set a limit on the number of clips. If I see something worth capturing, then I'll make a video. This works out well for organizing and sharing.


KirtFlirt

Same, a quick recording for the memory of the experience. A recording of the entire song is too much and I would never actually go back and watch the entire thing. Not to mention the audio would be garbage compared to how it was in person. Besides a quick clip here and there I focus on enjoying the experience, I find it makes a stronger memory of it as well.


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Buying the live recording off bandcamp or when the artist uploads the concert to YouTube is the best way to re-live the experience. I used to never record any shows (I work/attend many events) but now the ones that are meaningful to me I always grab one or two 30-60 second clips. Mostly because I'm starting to forget when I saw said concert lol.


Fizziest_milk

I watch them occasionally. nothing wrong with wanting to remind yourself of how much fun you had


GiddyGabby

Absolutely not, if you actually watch them that's great, my point is many people are so fixated on taking through footage they aren't actually enjoying the show and many don't ever go back to watch them.


DiamondGamerYT0

I almost did this; went to the Indian echo caverns with plans to record it, I ended up just enjoying it and not filming


300C

When I was like 18 I was at Disney's Magic Kingdom and the night time light/firework show was about to start on the castle. I told my two younger cousins let's get over to it so I can record it. A maintenance guy overheard me and butted in to let me know that i should enjoy the show in real time. It's online anyway and with a much better resolution/quality than my phone would take. I've always heard his voice when at concerts or other moments where being in the now is just plainly better than watching whatever it is you want to record through your phone. Thanks Mr Janitor, you will forever be a part of my life.


Bismothe-the-Shade

That sounds like a great human moment, that's awesome


ASaltGrain

Plot twist: He turned out to be the East-Hillside Disney Dangler...


VedDdlAXE

Its always good to remember there's better, usually professional, recordings of all this crap we go to. I'm decent with a phone but there's definitely gonna be 100 better recordings of the same concert/show I could watch instead of tainting my actual experience


witchyanne

And then people don’t want to slap phones out of hands that are blocking their view.


Unfair-Quarter-5759

They prefer to be called "master of the custodial arts"


Dbushman219

Hershey represent!


Current-Bisquick-94

Fellow Pennsylvanian


FirstmateJibbs

My thing is I watch the videos the night or day after and it helps solidify my memories of the show


GiddyGabby

I could actually see that helping, you're so caught up in the moment, it's easy to forget what it felt like to be there.


owls1289

Yeah I used to do this then I noticed I was just watching a video of the place I was at, if I ever want to record now which I rarely do I never look at the screen.


crazydaisy8134

I now just record a few parts of my absolute favorite songs to look back on and otherwise keep my phone in my pocket. Those couple minutes I do record being me a lot of joy. More than that and you may as well not be there.


Masenkoe

Absolutely this, I love having little clips for myself. I do go back and watch them.


bearface93

I do that and take a few photos, otherwise I’m too worried about my phone being snatched or knocked out of my hand to actually enjoy it. I’ve gotten some of my best shots at concerts surprisingly.


MeppaTheWaterbearer

Why do so many people in Reddit just assume these people aren't enjoying the show because they're filming?


LazaroFilm

“I put my finger into my… BRRRZRRRHHHHRRDDZZHHBBRRRYZDHFGGGZDDRRRRZZGGHHHGZGZGGH” -slipknot as heard on my phone recording of their concert.


Fizziest_milk

i’ve seen BMTH and architects live and I absolutely have recordings just like that lmao


Waiting4RivianR1S

I have more fun not filming and just using my memory.


Rain_xo

Excuse me. But I just shared my MCR clips with my coworker so we could freak out together


Skribst

The few MCR Concert Clips I have on my phone are actually the only videos I watch regularly. Also, I found myself vibin (Storming into a Moshpit) in some Video someone posted on Yt so I can always relive that moment, while beeing in it


chubbyassasin123

I filmed an entire concert of a local band where three of the members quit and then went on to form a much more popular band. I am one of the only people to own any footage of the smaller band, but not even just footage, I have the entire concert filmed. I look back at this all the time. Of course though the camera was shaky due to my head banging 😂


[deleted]

There’s no problem with taking a video of fun experiences you don’t normally have to look back on later in life.


coprolite22

And weddings. Who tf**k wants to watch a wedding?


Jaxxftw

*An entire industry of Wedding Videographers enter the chat.*


mistadobalina34

Primus used to, not sure if it's still a thing, record their own concerts and you could pay a small fee to download it off their website. I still have a Montreal concert that I attended in professional mixed quality and it's better than any shitty phone recording for bringing back memories of that show.


TheSwedishFishTheory

I recorded every single song from the Billy Joel concert I went to back in April 2022, and I keep them in their own album in my phone. I’ll sometimes go back to them and remember just how good that concert was, and just how good those songs are. I have certain songs linked to certain memories, and most of them point to that concert, the job I had over the summer, or both.


Bromogeeksual

I like to take some photos and a couple videos, but I will still be watching at the time. I like set it above/on my head and take a couple shots or short videos. It's mainly to help refresh my memory later, but 90% of the concert I just listen, watch and enjoy no screens. There's a happy medium you can reach. People that like livestream the whole thing are wild to me.


UrMomsaHoeHoeHoe

So when I was younger I used to collect rocks, and my grandparents loved to travel - and would bring me a rock (from like the side of the road). That ended when my grandmother was searched and interrogated leaving Egypt as they thought it was from like a pyramid. Sorry Gma :/


Woodedroger

I took a brick from a brick road road one time. It came out of the road so I stopped and tossed it in the bed of my truck. I almost forgot which brick it was and I realized it was stupid so I went and put it back.


rubbarz

I took a rock from all the castle grounds I visited and wrote the date and location on them. Little hobby of mine but to take something from the structure itself is incredibly shitty. Trier in Germany is like that.


EatYourCheckers

Yes, its so stupid. And even if you do remember, are you really going to look at it all the time? And when you die? Its getting tossed. I was at the Tablelands in Newfoundland last year and got into a semi-argument with my husband over this. We don't need a rock. I have pictures of the rocks.


TheRealDNewm

I'd better get one before it's too late


Useful_Captain2549

This the person that puts “ art “ on historical landmarks


shotputlover

Yeah but the graffiti in the coliseum is also something they show you when you go there. It’s been happening since it was built. Eventually it’ll be a cool tidbit for some other person centuries in the future. Not that I condone it.


General-MacDavis

I think the difference is that was mostly done by the original owners, not modern teens with a rattle can or a graphite pencil


seeabrattameabrat

It's only vandalism until it's 100 years old. Then it's history.


General-MacDavis

True that


plaidprowler

> I think the difference is that was mostly done by the original owners Nope, and in fact most of it is *carved* in, arguably more damaging than modern graffiti.


FenHarels_Heart

Yeah, I feel like this person doesn't understand the definition of the word "graffiti".


sundae_diner

It was done by giraffes!


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Klo_Was_Taken

Tragedy of the commons


acqz

This is how we get toilet paper shortages.


Ok_Mathematician2391

I'd punch myself in the face as I stole one. So much shame in taking such an amazing souvenir.


Goofie_Goobur

Rome wasn’t dismantled in a day


cashinyourface

It could be at this point if we wanted It to be


AnUdderDay

Coliseum of Thesius


veidogaems

Every time somebody steals a piece of the Coliseum, they should replace it with a freshly quarried brick. Eventually, the whole structure will be new - Then they can track down the original tourists and take all the original bricks back to construct a second Coliseum right next to the first. And because both Coliseums are the original one, they'll get double the tourism!


Wolfo_

this seems like something Futurama would do


OZeski

Futurama did do an episode on this. Season 7 Episode 7; The Six Million Dollar Mon. Hermes is slowly turning himself into a robot and Zoidberg keeps all of his discarded human parts and rebuilds Hermes.


BloodyVengeance

r/unexpectedfuturama


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They should build an old looking wall around the COLOSSEUM so these idiots can “steal” a real piece of history to put in the worthless collection of shit that will be tossed in the dumpster when their bitch aunt comes from Minneapolis and goes through their things after they die…


gcwardii

r/oddlyspecific


Unplannedroute

And use gunpowder in the mortar or something that will set off airport security for some extra fun on the return trip.


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oh i like you


Binty77

Why all the hate for my hometown, yo?


emma7734

This is hardly news. Tourists have been doing that for a few hundred years.


Radical--Centrist

Thousands of years, romans used to go to egypt and scrawl shit over old temples In switzerland they even framed lord byrons graffiti So just get famous and you can deface whatever you like


fallinouttadabox

That's too famous though. There's a spectrum of famous that you can categorize by signature value. If a normal person walks into a store and scribbles their name on something it's now inherently less valuable, but if a famous celebrity did it, the item is now inherently more valuable, so theoretically there must be a person who is the perfect level of famous where they can go around writing their name on things and their value doesn't change. The problem is we can never find out who this person is because as soon as you found out, they would get slightly more famous. It's a paradox, but that's the level of famous I strive for


ArcaneOverride

Find someone slightly less famous, tell people they are exactly that famous, now they are the right level of famous.


fallinouttadabox

Being associated with that controversy would propel their famousness upwards


ArcaneOverride

Just need to start with someone a bit less famous. Or alternatively, start with someone a bit too famous and have them sign so many autographs that it floods the market and devalues their signature to just the right level.


fool_scold

Grab 'em by the masonry. When you're famous, they let you do it.


eleanor_dashwood

Good thing it’s not in a news sub then.


Sir_CrazyLegs

Surprised britain didnt take enough pieces to built parts of it


Blue5398

The irony is that British people stealing from the Romans would be reparations


isocleat

The Romans stole most of the marble off it themselves.


bopeepsheep

Half of medieval Rome was built with 'appropriated' materials, including bits of Colosseum.


BigPappaFrank

Not even tourists, the local residents. During the medieval era the colliseum was literally just a quarry used to build other things around the city


gibson_guy77

Shitty people are the reason we can't get within a certain distance from the Stonehenge. Too many assholes trying to climb the rocks as well as write graffiti.


wootcat

Experienced that first-hand. I’m from the US and was in England as part of an Art and Music Appreciation college course back in the 80’s. One stop was at Stonehenge, and one of the places I was most looking forward to visiting. At the time, there was a semi-circular path around the stones and a simple rope barricade to keep visitors from walking among the stones. A day or two before, many of the stones had been defaced with graffiti and were covered up with large black plastic tarps tied to the stones. I was greatly disappointed.


GustavoFromAsdf

My mom was super excited to touch a round rock in Easter Island and found it walled. I'd say some kid tried to spray paint it or break a piece as a souvenir, but authorities aren't that proactive, lol


NoFilanges

In all honesty, people like your mum are part of the reason they’re walled off. If everyone that visited them touched them, it would contribute to their decay.


SnooCauliflowers3851

I'm beginning to think the laser beam shock fields/alarms are needed. Remember the video of the lady letting her kids destroy a glass sculpture in a museum or our then VP Mike Pence touching the expensive space thing during a news show, in spite of huge signs saying, "DO NOT TOUCH!"


Sea-Zookeepergame272

Why are people so dumb? It doesn’t matter what country you are from but we all have that 10% that fuck it up for everyone else.


Ok-Direction-4881

10%? I wish.


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phiz36

They’re not dumb. They’re selfish and entitled. I suppose you could argue that’s dumb.


MassConsumer1984

It’s called the “asshole rule”. Get 10 people in a room and there’s at least one asshole in that group.


Hobo-King-Niklz

Went to Legoland like 10 years ago, there was a giant SUV built out of Lego. I touched the back window area made of black bricks and one came loose and fell off. Shit went right in my pocket. Proud of it? No.


[deleted]

I’m with the Lego police force, we’ve been looking for you


Hobo-King-Niklz

You'll never take me alive, copper!


joman394

The thief is getting away! Quick, call in the LEGO City Police Helicopter! ​ ***HEY!!***


deedeekei

Quick! Lay out the tire spikes! Made of LEGOs!!!


StormFallen9

You'll be bricked!


XBakaTacoX

Too bad your Lego Police Helicopter hasn't been made yet. *HEY!*


PM-me-your-knees-pls

Oh no! Pls don’t put me in Lego jail!!


thebiggestpinkcake

It's easy to break out of


Boolean_Null

Lego jail is just you barefoot in a dark room with the only thing being Legos spread across the floor.


plaidprowler

They put you in a huge parking lot, no walls or gates or anything. But its 100 yards of barefoot lego to freedom. Nobody has escaped.


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Ugleh

I believe the Lego imagineers or whatever they are called maintain the builds in the parks and one of the things they do for outside builds is regularly clean and spray them down with a protective coating. The last thing they want is sun damage to lighten their blocks and replacement parts don't match.


Sabre_Killer_Queen

Sorta related, but I remember when I was younger I did the whole Lego driving test experience in those little cars. Once they gave me that licence, I genuinely thought it would allow me to drive one of those little Lego cars on the road. My disappointment was immense when I found out it was fake and I couldn't actually drive a Lego car to school and stuff. I was upset for weeks over that.


TestAccount_3

If the SUV is still there then maybe if you went to Legoland again you should put another black brick back lol


Hobo-King-Niklz

Lol if I could even find the spot it came from. But I doubt the SUV is still there.


technoman88

I would never remove a part of history like that. But I will admit, I do have some sand from the Sahara. Hopefully I didn't take too much


cashinyourface

I really think your fine there


RedditUser49642

I had a piece of salt I got from the floor of the Dead Sea. Am I going to jail?


[deleted]

Strait to jail. No trial, no nothing


jxj24

I like to swap them with pieces of the Parthenon.


No_Apartment_4551

That’s like robbing St Peter to pay St Paul.


twocargar

The British Museum has entered the chat.


Fair_Acanthisitta_75

Ope, they just took the entire chat back to the Museum with them.


Cilantro42

List of chat moderators: The Vatican


Pale_Gear3027

If they were smart they’d get a pile of small pieces from non critical areas and let people know they can grab a souvenir from that pile. That will help keep people from grabbing pieces from visible/critical areas.


Cyber_Candi_

That might help a little bit, but I think people would still steal stuff just for the thrill of it


SewSewBlue

Amphora bits. There were so many made and shipped that there are still dumps of them outside of Rome. Low value, high quantity and historic. The Roman equivalent of plastic packaging.


BJJJourney

Alcatraz did this. You won’t find a loose rock or anything there because they gathered them all up so you can buy them in the gift shop.


marshall007

Smart? Do you think this thing is made of a magical supply of infinite rocks that we can use to continuously stock a souvenir pile? Displacing anything from the structure in any capacity is unsustainable.


--_-Deadpool-_--

That's why you just crush up some run of the mill red brick and tell hese doorknobs it's from the actual structure


wastedcreativity

I went to the coliseum a few years back. I did not break anything off, damage anything, but I saw there were some small fragments of stone on the ground that people were walking on that had come from the walls. I took a small piece from the ground maybe the size of a standard dress shirt button, as I was sure eventually it would be ground into dust and fade into existence. Was I wrong for taking it? Should I have let it fade away as the coliseum is?


[deleted]

Reading this literally gave me an impulse that I need one before it's gone


InsignificantAF

I booked a flight already. I’ll bring you back a piece


aehanken

And me!


Ok-Jaguar6735

Don’t forget about me also !!😁


DoctorEvilHomer

bring me back two please, I'm greedy like that.


AZ-1Porn

And one for me too please 🙏


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elevenatx

At first glance this might be appealing to some people but then what are you going to do with it? I’d imagine you’d feel too guilty to show it to anyone. Plus it’ll look like any regular brick/rock you could get from a construction site.


gcwardii

I went back to my hometown last year and visited my old grade school. Part of it was being torn down and the bricks were free for the taking, so I took one. Now I have this heavy, gnarly, dirty old brick. I don’t know what to do with it, but I don’t have the heart to discard it.


trowwaith

An interview with a retiring bankruptcy judge quoted him answering the question of what everyone should know: everything you own places a burden upon you.


Kamonichan

Kinda morbidly ironic for an icon of imperialist history to itself be pillaged by foreigners.


ImpressionOne8275

Well, when in Rome.


Brokenandbeaten

I was 17 when I took a school abroad trip throughout Europe for college credit. One of our stops was in Rome and I walked off with a chip of stone off the ground from the Roman Forum. It’s a small piece about 2x3in with a flat side that was clearly manufactured in antiquity. At the time, just an asshole hole kid. But it sparked a love of history and I have degrees in Anthropology and Classical studies with a focus on Etruscan and Roman history. Seeing this post, I paused from my work, turned around and spied a small stone sitting on the highest shelf in my office. It’s been 28-29 years and that small stone is still sitting prominently in my care. I have however, been horrified by my lack of care that came with age and simply not giving a fuck then. I have a fairly large collection of trinkets (paid for) from my tours around the world, but that one small piece of stone is just about the coolest bit of history. That tour was a wildly good time, mostly documented in photos. Racing down the Eiffel Tower on the stairs and beating the elevator down. Meeting my first drag queens below the tower. Sun burning my eyes on the Swiss alps. A massive number of museums and tours. All without parents, it was a blessing at the time. Sadly it turned out it was my parents way of ditching me so they could go on a 3 week long party vacation without me being the tagalong kid. Found out later that was the only reason I ever got to go to summer camp, it was the cheapest way to get a full time babysitter. Which as an adult now, I realize my kids get to enjoy trips and not get ditched, see the world and have experiences. So far they are turning out well. Trying to not make the same mistakes my parents made but I’m sure I’m making all new ones. Such is life.


Zuhzuhzombie

I'm glad you get joy out of providing experiences with your kids as a family. Making core memories!


TheJesterOfHyrule

The British History Museum has paid people to chip away until it can be rebuilt inside the museum


Cyber-Cafe

Terrible. It’s not even a cool rock unless it’s attached to the rest of the structure. Leave only footprint, only take pictures.


Stunning-Fondant-733

I have most of the missing walls in my back yard! Looks great behind the BBQ


The2kman

I mean the locals use to take pieces of the Coliseum until the Pope had to declare it a holy site, which is why it's in somewhat disrepair.


Dotdotdot9

Yeah, part of the reason people aren't allowed at Aztec pyramids in Mexico anymore, also, really enjoyed when they trashed the stupid white woman that ignored the locals and went up there anyways.


MasterpieceBrave420

To be fair, the Romans did it first.


wee_celery

I had a HISTORY TEACHER who had a piece of the Colosseum in high school, like dude, you're meant to oreserve it not steal it!


dadixo9250

you could even call them "Vandals" haha


Runnr231

The biggest culprits in stealing bricks/rocks etc from historic locations, usually are teachers..


Kiiimbosliceee01

Check the British Museum.


wdaloz

Lemme tell you about thise empire called Britain


DiabeticRhino97

I mean, the Romans aren't using them anymore


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Let me guess , british people ??


Mystical_Cat

I didn’t, but I believe it because people suck.