Flo422 t1_je7r4rm wrote on March 30, 2023 at 12:46 AM Reply to comment by xCreamPye69 in eli5 why ancient historical buildings haven’t been kept up? Why are buildings like the Parthenon and the Colosseum in such disrepair? Greece and Rome/Italy have existed the entire time? by PickledSpace56 Maybe a better comparison would be: "what percentage of the median income is used to buy food". Didn't look it up myself, I would guess this changed a lot over past few hundred years in Europe. Permalink Parent 1
Flo422 t1_je7r4rm wrote
Reply to comment by xCreamPye69 in eli5 why ancient historical buildings haven’t been kept up? Why are buildings like the Parthenon and the Colosseum in such disrepair? Greece and Rome/Italy have existed the entire time? by PickledSpace56
Maybe a better comparison would be: "what percentage of the median income is used to buy food".
Didn't look it up myself, I would guess this changed a lot over past few hundred years in Europe.