PugJesus@lemmy.worldM to History Ruins@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoEnd of the Great Wall of China, Shanhaiguan Districtlemmy.worldimagemessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up1143arrow-down12
arrow-up1141arrow-down1imageEnd of the Great Wall of China, Shanhaiguan Districtlemmy.worldPugJesus@lemmy.worldM to History Ruins@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square9fedilink
minus-squarecrank0271@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up24·1 month agoI hope no invading forces try to wade out a few feet there.
minus-squarealcoholicorn@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23arrow-down1·1 month agoThe wall would have been manned back in the day. Even if you sneaked a small force through, there’s no way 10,000+ men are getting through, let alone wagons. More than preventing invasions, it made it much easier to tax goods.
minus-squareGBU_28@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·1 month agoThe thing was designed to keep armies out, not individuals. Plus there would obviously be guards at the end. What a silly thought
I hope no invading forces try to wade out a few feet there.
The wall would have been manned back in the day. Even if you sneaked a small force through, there’s no way 10,000+ men are getting through, let alone wagons.
More than preventing invasions, it made it much easier to tax goods.
The thing was designed to keep armies out, not individuals. Plus there would obviously be guards at the end.
What a silly thought