To those from the Western hemisphere, it’s always fascinating to hear that some homes and businesses from the times of the Greek philosophers still have inhabitants, and then you remember that the Western hemisphere is itself not without its own examples, for example some Mexican villages still have temples from the times of the Mayans.

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    8 months ago

    Normal people houses don’t survive much longer that 500-600 years bc on fire and bombing, but town hall, temple, fort, palace and other administration building can be much much older.

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        8 months ago

        Still a few hundred years is much more than what most of today buildings can survived.

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      8 months ago

      My dad lives in a house that the oldest rooms date from around 500 years ago lol. It would be very had to tell by just looking at the house, since it’s been updated and expanded over the centuries.

      We don’t even know if it really is that old, but from figuring it out from some renovations and the position in the town, it’s a good guess.