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		jballanc 46 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Theodosian Land Walls of Constantinople (2025) Fun fact about that cannon: it took so long for the cannon to cool off between shots that the Byzantines were able to patch each hole it caused before the next shot.

raldi 46 days ago [–]

Supposedly they could fire it seven times a day, and had to soak it in warm oil in between to minimize thermal shock.

MengerSponge 45 days ago | [–]

Everything reminds me of her

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