We didn't start the fire

Found out something cool today in my Ancient Egypt History class today. Apparently, roman columns weren't started by the Romans but instead they were started by the Egyptians. The used to bundle papyrus reeds together and use them as supports. So the grooves in the sides of the columns are actually supposed to look like the ridges in between the reeds of papyrus. These can be found in early Egyptian temples as well. I used to not like History very much, but I am constantly surprised and entertained in this Egypt class. I can't believe people use to live like that. Its amazing to think about. I cant wait to go to the Egyptian exhibit in Dallas and hope to go to Egypt very soon.

-There I said it