Today, the Ploutonion at Hierapolis reminds us of a time when gods and demons used to breathe out of the cracks in the earth. It reminds us that another world used to exist just out of sight, beneath the surface of our own.

For centuries, the fishermen who sailed in the placid waters of Lake Nemi, 30km south of Rome, knew a secret. Legend had it that the rotting timbers of a gigantic ancient wreck lurked below the water's quiet surface.

The Greek scholar Strabo visited Hierapolis in the first century BCE, and wrote about the frightening properties of its Ploutonion in his Geographica: “the Ploutonion… is an opening large enough to admit a man, but it reaches a considerable depth…”

Archaeologists led by volcanologist Hardy Pfanz have found that the same geological activity that causes the Pamukkale hot springs also causes noxious gases, particularly CO₂, to pour out of the earth in this region.

The printed ends look absolutely incredible! Apparently the printers have never done a run-on design like this before, and had to do a few proof of concept tests first. Only these limited edition copies have them. 😍

Scientists testing the ruins found CO₂ making up to 53% of the air at the mouth of the cave, and reaching as high as 91% inside. Normal atmospheric levels of CO₂ are around 0.039%, and 10% is enough to asphyxiate a person in 30 minutes. (Pfanz et al. link.springer.com/article/10.1...)

Hierapolis was a city built on a plateau over the modern Turkish site of Pamukkale, meaning “cotton cliffs”. This unique landscape was formed as calcium deposits bubbled from thermal springs and formed cliffs of white limestone.

The city was founded as a thermal spa early in the 2nd century BCE, and rose to prominence as a place where thermal waters could heal ailments. It became a Roman possession when Attalus III, King of Pergamon bequeathed his entire kingdom to Rome on his death.

From inscriptions on lead pipes and tiles, it soon became clear that what had been discovered were the pleasure barges of the infamous first-century Roman Emperor Caligula.

Over time, Hierapolis became a draw for ancient tourists, who wanted to see the macabre spectacle themselves. The eunuch priests of the temple led bulls down into the cave tied with ropes, while spectators watched from the stands. They would drag out its corpse minutes later.

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here’s a quick montage of all the work in progress shots I shared in the two months working in my short film #krita #animation

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I wonder if Elon has even met this baby.

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Virginia’s Supreme Court allowed an election to proceed, money to be spent, voters to participate, and then overturned the result afterward. Whatever the legal reasoning, retroactively voiding a democratic process damages public trust in courts and elections alike.

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A win on The Final Day for Spurs to secure their Premier League status 🔐

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Our country has gone to hell. Ice cream isn’t even anything close to cream. If these bozos like it, they can eat it. America, you’ve become a third world country. All in the name of greed.

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Manifestantes de la derecha española piden la intervención militar de EE. UU. para derrocar a Pedro Sánchez. ¡Menuda locura! Los patriotas!

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THINK OF THE CHILDREN

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Was too tired to work on any bigger project today, so i made a frog with a wizard hat, cause frogs with hats are cool. #lowpoly #low-poly #blockbench

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SO close to a bicycle from Esther González but Jane Campbell snatches it out of the air ‼️

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The cat I don't own has come to intrude on My personal space 🥰

They can actually say that?

A river that shaped a civilisation now runs dead through Nepal's capital. There are court orders. There are master plans. There is even a restoration project with real funding behind it. So why is the Bagmati still dying?

Fun, fun, fun! What a fab morning at our potted sports events.