Rome’s Pantheon burned in AD 80 and was hit by lightning in 110. Emperor Hadrian rebuilt it, finishing around AD 125. Its dome remains the largest unreinforced concrete dome in the world, and people still walk beneath it every day.
Doomscroll Buster is a series of short videos about people who faced dark times and made beauty anyway. Watch them all in the Doomscroll Buster section at pastpassport.com.