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Re:The Diolkos: an ancient Greek paved trackway enabling boa... by Amezarak on Sunday July 31, 2016 @07:06PM (#12199350)
The Romans also had a passion for importing ancient Egyptian obelisks, which could be a hundred feet tall and weigh 450 tons. They were also made from single blocks.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lateran_Obelisk

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