Deep disassembly grooves cut into ancient Roman temple's columns - photo

[Jon]

Note the deep grooves in the columns of the 2,100 year old ancient Roman Temple of Antoninus and Faustina ago. They were probably for spolia - the ancient practice of reusing cut stone from existing structures. I don't know if the grooves were cut prior to construction, or added afterwards in an attempt to dismantle the structure.

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More: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple...s_and_Faustina

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